syntax:functions:astext
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AsText(value)
This function converts the value to text. This is useful when you wish to validate the contents of a field or retrieve the text value of a field.
- Boolean is converted into TRUE and FALSE.
- Text remains itself.
- Errors are converted into text with error message.
- Empty cells are converted into empty strings (i.e. '').
- Numbers are converted into their text representation.
- This function never produces errors, only text
| Example | Result |
|---|---|
| astext( 'January' ) | January |
| astext( 125 ) | 125 |
| astext( 2 + 2 = 4 ) | TRUE |
| astext( 2 + 2 = 5 ) | FALSE |
| astext( 1 / 0 ) | Error: Division by zero |
See also
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