into string
for conversions
Convert value to string.
Signature
> into string ...rest --decimals
Parameters
...rest
: for a data structure input, convert data at the given cell paths--decimals {int}
: decimal digits to which to round
Input/output types:
input | output |
---|---|
binary | string |
bool | string |
datetime | string |
duration | string |
filesize | string |
int | string |
list<any> | list<string> |
number | string |
record | record |
string | string |
table | table |
Examples
convert integer to string and append three decimal places
> 5 | into string -d 3
5.000
convert float to string and round to nearest integer
> 1.7 | into string -d 0
2
convert float to string
> 1.7 | into string -d 1
1.7
convert float to string and limit to 2 decimals
> 1.734 | into string -d 2
1.73
try to convert float to string and provide negative decimal points
> 1.734 | into string -d -2
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
> 1KiB | into string
1,024 B
convert duration to string
> 9day | into string
1wk 2day