Tostring - Revision history

Cranium: Changing int to number

2013-07-18T12:54:52Z

Changing int to number

Lyqyd: Lua -> ComputerCraft, to match tonumber's entry.

2012-11-30T18:26:57Z

Lua -> ComputerCraft, to match tonumber's entry.

Pinkishu: removing API link

2012-11-30T10:06:49Z

removing API link

AfterLifeLochie: Un-stub'ed document (w/h templates & examples!).

2012-11-28T23:34:39Z

Un-stub'ed document (w/h templates & examples!).

AfterLifeLochie: NeedsWork -> Stub

2012-11-28T22:42:39Z

NeedsWork -> Stub

AfterLifeLochie: Added to CAT:LuaCoreFunctions + Needs TLC!

2012-11-28T21:29:45Z

Added to CAT:LuaCoreFunctions + Needs TLC!

77.10.253.105 at 10:32, 25 July 2012

2012-07-25T10:32:18Z

TheProgrammerInLua: os.toString

2012-07-25T10:02:24Z

os.toString

New page

The ToString function is very common function through out programming languages. The use of this function is just to
take an integer and turn it into a string. The opposite of this function is ToInteger.'

Example Use: A Lua Clock

time = os.getTime()
TimeString = os.toString(time)

print(time)

Corrections and critism accepted!!

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 |name=tostring
 |args=Object o
-|returns=[[string (type)|string]] representation of the Object <var>o</var>
+|returns={{type|string}} representation of the Object <var>o</var>
 |api=
 |addon=ComputerCraft
@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 |examples=
 {{Example
-|desc=Convert an [[int (type)|integer]] to a [[string (type)|string]]
+|desc=Convert an {{type|number}} to a {{type|string}}
 |code=local a = tostring(1)
-|output= a = "1" ([[string (type)|string]])
+|output= a = "1" ({{type|string}})
 }}
 {{Example
-|desc=Convert a [[float (type)|float]] to a [[string (type)|string]]
+|desc=Convert a {{type|number}} to a {{type|string}}
 |code=local b = tostring(3.1415)
-|output= b = "3.1415" ([[string (type)|string]])
+|output= b = "3.1415" ({{type|string}})
 }}
 }}

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 |returns=[[string (type)|string]] representation of the Object <var>o</var>
 |api=
-|addon=Lua
+|addon=ComputerCraft
 |desc=Converts any passed object to it's string-representation.
 |examples=

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
 |args=Object o
 |returns=[[string (type)|string]] representation of the Object <var>o</var>
-|api=none
+|api=
 |addon=Lua
 |desc=Converts any passed object to it's string-representation.

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-{{Stub}}
+{{lowercase}}
-The tostring function receives an argument of any type and converts it to a string.
+{{Function
 [[Category:Lua_Core_Functions]]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{NeedsWork}}
+{{Stub}}
 The tostring function receives an argument of any type and converts it to a string.
 [[Category:Lua_Core_Functions]]

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	The tostring function receives an argument of any type and converts it to a string.		The tostring function receives an argument of any type and converts it to a string.
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		+	[[Category:Lua_Core_Functions]]

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-The  ToString function is very common function through out programming languages. The use of this function is just to
+The tostring function receives an argument of any type and converts it to a string.
-take an integer and turn it into a string. The opposite of this function is ToInteger.'
-−
-Example Use: A Lua Clock
-−
-time = os.getTime()
-TimeString = os.toString(time)
-−
-print(time)
-−
-Corrections and critism accepted!!