WoW:API tostring

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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"