To convert a given value to a string
This function will return the data of a field or an array as text. It’s a bit like the function concat()
.
If you use this function on a multiple-choice field, it will return the hexadecimal value of that field.
string(any)
string
Result: 1640905200000 with the date field New Year’s Eve as Dec 31, 2021
Result: d1
(see the example for chosen()
, where Basketball, Dancing, Sailing, and Soccer are chosen, but not Climbing)
Note: Unlike text()
, the function string()
doesn’t take the format into account.
concat
, which returns all items of an array in one string.
text
, converts a value to a string and possibly reflects the format options.