Difference between revisions of "Tostring"
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| − | '''Available since:''' Gideros 2011.6<br/> | + | '''<translate>Available since</translate>:''' Gideros 2011.6<br/> |
| − | === Description === | + | === <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> | ||
| − | === Parameters === | + | === <translate>Parameters</translate> === |
'''e''': (any) <translate>value to convert to string</translate> <br/> | '''e''': (any) <translate>value to convert to string</translate> <br/> | ||
| − | === Return values === | + | === <translate>Return values</translate> === |
| − | '''Returns''' (string) <translate>value converted to string or nil</translate><br/> | + | '''<translate>Returns</translate>''' (string) <translate>value converted to string or nil</translate><br/> |
Revision as of 08:27, 24 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)
Parameters
e: (any) value to convert to string
Return values
Returns (string) value converted to string or nil
