reflect.Value.toString

Converts this reflect.Value to a character string.

Syntax

toString( )
  RETURNS STRING

Usage

The toString() method returns the string representation of this reflect.Value object.

For non-character values, the method follows the common conversion rules. As when you assign the original value to a character string variable.

Tip:

To verify if a reflect.Value object is NULL, use the isNull() method.

Example

IMPORT reflect
MAIN
    DEFINE val reflect.Value
    DEFINE dec DECIMAL(10,2)
    DEFINE mon MONEY(10,2)
    DEFINE dtm DATETIME YEAR TO SECOND
    LET dec = -123.45
    LET mon = 1200.45
    LET dtm = CURRENT
    DISPLAY "dec = ", reflect.Value.valueOf(dec).toString()
    DISPLAY "mon = ", reflect.Value.valueOf(mon).toString()
    DISPLAY "dtm = ", reflect.Value.valueOf(dtm).toString()
END MAIN

Shows:

dec = -123.45
mon = $1200.45
dtm = 2020-07-27 15:57:19