Core.Terms.ToString

Classification

Name	ToString
Short Description	Converts an OTX term to a value of the String data type
Class	Term
Extension	OTX Core library
Group	Conversion terms
Exceptions	-
Checker Rules	-
Standard Compliant	Yes

Pseudo-Code Syntax

StringTerm ToString(Term)

Description

This term will return the String counterpart of the argument term.

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	Returns the String counterpart of the argument term.

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. For an overview about string representations of floats see §3.10.2 of The Java™ Language Specification.

• ByteField

  Returns an interpretation of the ByteFields to UTF-8.

• String

  Returns a copy of the value.

• List

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

• Map

  Returns the string of the map in the form of a MapLiterals , for example: "{"key1"=1, "key2"=2, "key3"=3}".

Properties

Name	Data Type	Class	Default	Cardinality	Description
Term	-	Term	-	[1]	Represents the OTX term that will be converted to a new value of the String data type. See conversion rule descriptions above.

Examples

/// Local Declarations

String String1;
String String2;
String String3;
String String4;
String String5;
String String6;
String String7;

/// Flow

String1 = ToString(true);
String2 = ToString(1234);
String3 = ToString(123.456);
String4 = ToString(&18 00 FF FF);
String5 = ToString("the same");
String6 = ToString({1, 2, 3});
String7 = ToString({"key1"=1, "key2"=2, "key3"=3});

See also

ToBoolean
ToInteger
ToFloat
ToByteField