Core.Terms.ToString

Classification

Name	ToString
Short Description	To convert an expression to a String
Class	Term
Extension	OTX Core library
Group	Conversion terms
Exceptions	-
Checker Rules	-
Standard Compliant	Yes

Pseudo-Code Syntax

Value = ToString(Term)

Description

Term to the convert an expression to a String.

Return Value

The Term returns the value, see table below.

In OTX, Terms are categorized according to its return data type!

Data Type	Description
String	Return value of the appropriate type.

Rules

• Boolean

  Returns "true" if true , otherwise "false"

• Integer

  Returns a decimal number as a string

• Float

  Returns the floating-point number as a string with a "." (Point) as the decimal separator.

• ByteField

  Returns an interpretation of the ByteFields to UTF-8

• String

  Returns a copy of the value

• List

  Returns the list in the form of a ListLiterals , for example: "{1, 2, 3} '.

• Map

  Returns the map in the form of a MapLiterals , for example: "{{key1, 1}, {key2, 2}, {key9, 123}}"

Properties

Name	Data Type	Class	Default	Cardinality	Description
Term	-	Term	-	[1]	The expression to be converted. Rules, see description.

Examples

MyStringValue = ToString(true)
MyStringValue = ToString("1234")
MyStringValue = ToString(123.456)
MyStringValue = ToString(18 00 FF FF)

See also

ToBoolean
ToInteger
ToFloat
ToByteField