• Simon Hobbs (8/8) Jul 14 2004 Is there a simple way to convert an integer to a string?
• Stewart Gordon (8/17) Jul 14 2004 The undocumented function std.string.format makes it easy:
• Ben Hinkle (6/14) Jul 14 2004 import std.string;
• Simon Hobbs (1/1) Jul 14 2004 Thanks chaps.

Simon Hobbs <Simon_member pathlink.com> writes:

Is there a simple way to convert an integer to a string?

I'm trying to do something along the lines of:

int i;
char[] s = "i = " ~ i;

The only thing I can see in phobos is the std.format stuff, but that's way too
heavy and I'd rather not start importing C libraries if I can help it.

Thanks

Si

Stewart Gordon <smjg_1998 yahoo.com> writes:

Simon Hobbs wrote:

 Is there a simple way to convert an integer to a string?
 
 I'm trying to do something along the lines of:
 
 int i;
 char[] s = "i = " ~ i;
 
 The only thing I can see in phobos is the std.format stuff, but that's way too
 heavy and I'd rather not start importing C libraries if I can help it.

The undocumented function std.string.format makes it easy:

	char[] s = format("i = ", i);

Stewart.

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"Ben Hinkle" <bhinkle mathworks.com> writes:

import std.string;
...
char[] s = "i = " ~ toString(i);


"Simon Hobbs" <Simon_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
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 Is there a simple way to convert an integer to a string?

 I'm trying to do something along the lines of:

 int i;
 char[] s = "i = " ~ i;

 The only thing I can see in phobos is the std.format stuff, but that's way

too
 heavy and I'd rather not start importing C libraries if I can help it.

 Thanks

 Si

Simon Hobbs <Simon_member pathlink.com> writes:

Thanks chaps.