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Returns the string representation of any value. | |||
s = tostring(arg); | |||
== Arguments == | |||
; arg : Any - Value to convert to a string. | |||
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- | == Returns == | ||
;' | ; s : String - string representation of the argument; possibly provided by the argument's metatable. | ||
== Examples == | |||
tostring(123) --Returns "123" | |||
tostring({}) --Returns "table: ###" | |||
tostring(function() end) --Returns "function: ###" | |||
tostring(nil) --Returns "nil" | |||
tostring(123) | tostring(true) --Returns "true" | ||
--Returns "123" | |||
tostring({}) | |||
--Returns "table: ###" | |||
tostring(function() end) | |||
tostring(nil) | |||
tostring(true) | |||
Revision as of 23:11, 25 March 2010
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Returns the string representation of any value.
s = tostring(arg);
Arguments
- arg
- Any - Value to convert to a string.
Returns
- s
- String - string representation of the argument; possibly provided by the argument's metatable.
Examples
tostring(123) --Returns "123"
tostring({}) --Returns "table: ###"
tostring(function() end) --Returns "function: ###"
tostring(nil) --Returns "nil"
tostring(true) --Returns "true"