to_string.md

to_string

This function converts any Sentinel object including complex compositions of primitive types (string, int, float, and bool), null, undefined, lists, and maps to a string.

Sentinel Module

This function is contained in the tfstate-functions.sentinel module.

Declaration

to_string = func(obj)

Arguments

• obj: a Sentinel object of any type

Common Functions Used

This function calls itself recursively to support composite objects.

What It Returns

This function returns a single string.

What It Prints

This function does not print anything.

Examples

This function is called by all of the filter functions in the tfstate-functions.sentinel module. Here is a typical example:

message = to_string(address) + " has " + to_string(attr) + " with value " +
          to_string(v) + " that is not in the allowed list: " +
          to_string(allowed)