stringify

English

Etymology

string +‎ -ify

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɹɪŋɪfaɪ/
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Verb

stringify (third-person singular simple present stringifies, present participle stringifying, simple past and past participle stringified)

(transitive, computing) To convert to a textual representation.
To find the first digit in a positive number, stringify it and take the first character.

Synonyms

serialize

Related terms

stringification
stringize

References

Serializing Objects in Java
The C linux kernel code for the __stringify macro