es-toolkit/docs/reference/compat/util/toString.md

toString

::: info 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

function toString(value?: unknown): string;

Parameters

• value (unknown): The value to convert.

Returns

(string): Returns the converted string.

Examples

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)'