Difference between revisions of "Tostring"
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'''<translate>Available since</translate>:''' Gideros 2011.6<br/> | '''<translate>Available since</translate>:''' Gideros 2011.6<br/> | ||
'''<translate>Class</translate>:''' [[Special:MyLanguage/(global)|(global)]]<br/> | '''<translate>Class</translate>:''' [[Special:MyLanguage/(global)|(global)]]<br/> | ||
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=== <translate>Description</translate> === | === <translate>Description</translate> === | ||
<translate>Receives an argument of any type and converts it to a string in a reasonable format. For complete control of how numbers are converted, use string.format. | <translate>Receives an argument of any type and converts it to a string in a reasonable format. For complete control of how numbers are converted, use string.format. | ||
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(string) = tostring(e) | (string) = tostring(e) | ||
</source> | </source> | ||
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=== <translate>Parameters</translate> === | === <translate>Parameters</translate> === | ||
'''e''': (any) <translate>value to convert to string</translate> <br/> | '''e''': (any) <translate>value to convert to string</translate> <br/> | ||
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=== <translate>Return values</translate> === | === <translate>Return values</translate> === | ||
'''<translate>Returns</translate>''' (string) <translate>value converted to string or nil</translate><br/> | '''<translate>Returns</translate>''' (string) <translate>value converted to string or nil</translate><br/> | ||
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Revision as of 04:30, 11 February 2020
Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: (global)
Description
Receives an argument of any type and converts it to a string in a reasonable format. For complete control of how numbers are converted, use string.format.
If the metatable of e has a "__tostring" field, then tostring calls the corresponding value with e as argument, and uses the result of the call as its result.
(string) = tostring(e)
Parameters
e: (any) value to convert to string
Return values
Returns (string) value converted to string or nil
