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URL: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao3.4/string.tm.html
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AHELP for CIAO 3.4 string Context: slangrtl

Synopsis

Convert an object to a string representation.

Syntax

Integer_Type string (obj)

Description

The string function may be used to convert an object obj of any type to a string representation. For example, string(12.34) returns "12.34".

Example

     define print_anything (anything)
     {
        message (string (anything));
     }

This function is not the same as typecasting to a String_Type using the typecast function.

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