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This function is only available in es-toolkit/compat for compatibility reasons. It either has alternative native JavaScript APIs or isn’t fully optimized yet.

When imported from es-toolkit/compat, it behaves exactly like lodash and provides the same functionalities, as detailed here.

Converts value to a string.

An empty string is returned for null and undefined values. The sign of -0 is preserved.

Signature

typescript
function toString(value?: unknown): string;

Parameters

  • value (unknown): The value to convert.

Returns

(string): Returns the converted string.

Examples

typescript
toString(null); // returns ''
toString(undefined); // returns ''
toString(-0); // returns '-0'
toString([1, 2, -0]); // returns '1,2,-0'
toString([Symbol('a'), Symbol('b')]); // returns 'Symbol(a),Symbol(b)'

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