type: fhirpath-functionfunction: toStringcategory: Conversionsection: 5.5.8.1source: fhirpath/functions.json
FHIRPath Function: toString
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Summary
- Category: Conversion
- Section:
5.5.8.1 - Return Type:
String - Empty Input Result:
empty - Errors on Multiple Input:
true
Description
If the input collection contains a single item, this function will return a single String if the item is a String, an Integer, Decimal, Date, Time, DateTime, or Quantity, or a Boolean.
Arguments
Type Mapping
String-StringInteger-StringDecimal-StringDate-StringTime-StringDateTime-StringQuantity-StringBoolean-String
Example
123.toString() // returns '123'