to_string

Builtin · conversion

Convert any value to text. Analog of C++ std::to_string and Luau tostring.

Syntax

string to_string(value);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
value	any	Value to convert.

Return value

string

Luau emit

tostring(value)

Description

Use this when you need an explicit string — for example before storing in a StringValue, or when .: is not enough. Do not write Luau tostring in CL++ source.

Template strings already stringify interpolations: `coins {n}`.

Example

int coins = 50;
string label = to_string(coins);
post("held " .: label);

Emits:

local coins: number = 50
local label: string = tostring(coins)
print("held " .. label)

See also

to_number · to_bool · operator-concat · string