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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
Receives an argument of any type and converts it to a string in a reasonable format. | Receives an argument of any type and converts it to a string in a reasonable format. | ||
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(string) = tostring(e) | (string) = tostring(e) | ||
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For complete control of how numbers are converted, use string.format. | For complete control of how numbers are converted, use string.format. | ||
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=== Return values === | === Return values === | ||
'''Returns''' (string) value converted to string or nil<br/> | '''Returns''' (string) value converted to string or nil<br/> | ||
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| + | '''https://luau.org/library#global-functions'''<br/> | ||
{{(global)}} | {{(global)}} | ||
Latest revision as of 12:26, 21 July 2025
Available since: Gideros 2011.6
Class: (global)
Description
Receives an argument of any type and converts it to a string in a reasonable format.
(string) = tostring(e)
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.
Parameters
e: (any) value to convert to string
Return values
Returns (string) value converted to string or nil
See also
https://luau.org/library#global-functions
