ToString

ToString function converts any type of input value to text form like a string.

Syntax

ToString(text,precision)

Enabled For

For a description of the business object categories, see Notes on "Enabled For".

Business Object Category	Yes/No
Business Rules: Before-Save Rules	Yes
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (After Save, with or without Also Recalculate on Load)	Yes
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, without Also Recalculate On Load)	Yes
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, with Recalculate On Load)	Yes
Business Rules: Editing Rules	Yes
Business Rules: Initialization Rules	Yes
Business Rules: Read Only Rules	Yes
Business Rules: Required Rules	Yes
Business Rules: Validation Rules	Yes
Client Expressions	Yes
Object Permissions	Yes
Services	Yes
LDAP	Yes
Mobile	Yes
Quick Actions (except UI Quick Actions)	Yes
UI Quick Actions	Yes
Reports	Yes
Search/Dashboard without field references	Yes
Search/Dashboard with field references	Yes

Parameters

Parameter	Description
text	The value to convert to a text value.
precision	(Optional) The number of decimal places returned if the text parameter is a number or a currency. The application ignores the precision parameter for values that are not a number or currency.   The maximum precision for numbers is up to 15 digits in total (including digits before and after the decimal point). Values exceeding this limit result in an incorrect number.

Return Value

String - text value.

If the text parameter is a text value, returns the text unchanged.

Example

$(ToString(CreatedDateTime))

This returns the text value of the CreatedDateTime field.

$(ToString(price, 2))

This returns a currency value to two decimal places. An example is 3.45 USD.