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  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.
 
  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.
 
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(string), = tostring(e,)
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'''e:''' (any) value to convert to string ''''''<br/>
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'''Returns''' (string) value converted to string or nil<br/>
 
'''Returns''' (string) value converted to string or nil<br/>

Revision as of 11:17, 23 August 2018

Available since: Gideros 2011.6

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)

'e: (any) value to convert to string '
Returns (string) value converted to string or nil