STRING( ) Convert expression to string

Domain: Conversion functions/string functions

The STRING( ) function converts an INTEGER, BOOLEAN or STRING expression to data type STRING. The rules for implicit conversion apply.

Format

STRING( )

STR( )

EXPRESSION = expression

Result type

STRING

Input parameters

EXPRESSION = expression
Designates the expression to be converted.

Result

Converted expression in the form of a string.

Error messages

No error messages

Example

/DECLARE-VARIABLE A,TYPE=*INTEGER     "Data type: INTEGER"
/A = 30
/C = STRING(A)
/SHOW-VARIABLE C
C = 30
/D = CURRENT-TYPE('C')
/SHOW-VARIABLE D
D = *STRING    "Data type is no longer integer; it is now string"