toStr

This function is used by Ignition's Expression language..

Description

Identical to the toString expression function.

Syntax

toStr(value[, failover])

• Parameters

  • object value - The value to type cast, typically a DataSet or PyDataSet.

  • object failover - Optional. The failover value if type casting fails.

• Results

  • string - The value type cast as a string.

Examples

Code Snippet

toStr(1/3.0) // returns "0.3333333333333333"

Code Snippet

toStr({Root Container.Table.data}) //returns something like: "Dataset [150R x 3C]"