| toString |
(Object obj [, int depth]) |
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Returns a string representation of
obj
that can give you a quick look at a complicated object, like a dictionary,
or help when you want to combine objects into a string using addition.
The optional
depth
argument, which is
1
by default, provides some control of the dump.
Increasing
depth
can increase the detail, because
toString
generates a full dump of any object (e.g., an array or dictionary)
that is encountered at a level less than
depth.
Incidentally, the
%O
format specification that can be used with built-ins like
printf
and
strfmt,
works just like
toString
but lets you skip the call.
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| Example: |
The program,
import yoix.stdio.*;
puts(toString(yoix));
prints something like
Dictionary[21:0]
>awt=Dictionary[68:0]
ctype=Dictionary[15:0]
data=Dictionary[7:0]
error=Dictionary[44:0]
graph=Dictionary[24:0]
graphics=Dictionary[19:0]
image=Dictionary[15:0]
io=Dictionary[49:0]
math=Dictionary[50:0]
module=Dictionary[0:0]
net=Dictionary[7:0]
parser=Dictionary[15:0]
re=Dictionary[11:0]
sound=Dictionary[0:0]
stdio=Dictionary[29:0]
string=Dictionary[45:0]
system=Dictionary[51:0]
thread=Dictionary[13:0]
type=Dictionary[33:0]
util=Dictionary[26:0]
windows=Dictionary[4:0]
on standard output, but change the program slightly,
import yoix.stdio.*;
puts(toString(yoix, 2));
and you get a dump that is too big to include here.
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| Return: |
String
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| See Also: |
fprintf,
printf,
sprintf,
strfmt
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