tostring() Function

Function

tostring( value )

Converts a value to Text. If an array is passed in, its values will be concatenated to form one string. To preserve the original array structure, use touniformstring.

See also: touniformstring()

Parameters

Keyword Type Description

value

Any Type

Value to convert.

Returns

Text

Usage considerations

Arguments after the first are ignored.

Values that hold a Number (Decimal) data type are displayed using 7 digits of precision, when cast to a string of plain text.

This function returns a null Text when passed a null value.

Usage considerations

Do not use apply with tostring; use touniformstring() instead.

Examples

tostring(17) returns "17"

tostring({1,2,3}) returns "1, 2, 3" (note that this is a single Text, not an Array of Text)

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