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)

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Custom Record Field Expressions	Compatible
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible