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

Examples

convert integer to string and append three decimal places

> 5 | into string -d 3
5.000

convert decimal to string and round to nearest integer

> 1.7 | into string -d 0
2

convert decimal to string

> 1.7 | into string -d 1
1.7

convert decimal to string and limit to 2 decimals

> 1.734 | into string -d 2
1.73

try to convert decimal to string and provide negative decimal points

> 1.734 | into string -d -2

convert decimal 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 filepath to string

> ls Cargo.toml | get name | into string

convert filesize to string

> 1KiB | into string
1,024 B