into string for conversions
Convert value to a string.
Signature
> into string {flags} ...rest
Flags
-
--group-digits, -g: Group digits together by the locale specific thousands separator. -
--decimals, -d {int}: Decimal digits to which to round.
Parameters
-
...rest: For a data structure input, convert data at the given cell paths.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| binary | string |
| int | string |
| number | string |
| string | string |
| glob | string |
| bool | string |
| filesize | string |
| datetime | string |
| duration | string |
| cell-path | string |
| range | string |
| list<any> | list<string> |
| table | table |
| record | record |
Examples
convert int to string and append three decimal places.
> 5 | into string --decimals 3 5.000
convert float to string and round to nearest integer.
> 1.7 | into string --decimals 0 2
convert float to string.
> 1.7 | into string --decimals 1 1.7
convert float to string and limit to 2 decimals.
> 1.734 | into string --decimals 2 1.73
convert float to string.
> 4.3 | into string 4.3
convert string to string.
> '1234' | into string 1234
convert boolean to string.
> true | into string true
convert date to string.
> '2020-10-10 10:00:00 +02:00' | into datetime | into string Sat Oct 10 10:00:00 2020
convert filepath to string.
> ls Cargo.toml | get name | into string
convert filesize to string.
> 1kB | into string 1.0 kB
convert duration to string.
> 9day | into string 1wk 2day
convert cell-path to string.
> $.name | into string $.name
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