Converts a type to a string.

Syntax

s = tostring(v)

Arguments

Name

Description

v

A variable of any type.

Outputs

Name

Description

s

A string.

Example

Syntax

print(tostring(true))

print(tostring(1))

print(tostring(0+1i))

print(tostring([1]))

print(tostring([0+1i]))

print(tostring('hml1'))

Comments

s = tostring(v) converts a type to a string.  For better control of how numbers are converted, use 'string.format' or 'SetNumberFormat'.

See Also:

string.format in the Formatting topic

SetNumberFormat in the Miscellaneous - Utility Functions topic