TO_STRING¶
Info
New in Atfinity 17.
Description¶
TO_STRING converts a value to its string representation. Booleans are rendered as true and false. A number with a unit is rendered as its plain number, dropping the unit.
Most string operators already coerce a number to text automatically (for example CHARS(1024) and CONCAT(1, 2) work without a cast), so TO_STRING is only needed for the operators that do not coerce — SLICE, LEFT, and RIGHT — where a number would otherwise be returned unchanged.
Syntax¶
Returns: a string.
Example¶
This returns '42'.
This returns '2024'. Without TO_STRING, SLICE would receive an integer and return it unchanged.