4.21.3 string type cast

Syntax:

string ( expression [, expression_2, ... expression_n])

Type:

string

Purpose:

Converts each expression to a string, where expression can be of any type. The concatenated string of all converted expressions is returned.

The elements of intvec, intmat, ideal, module, matrix, and list, are separated by a comma. No newlines are inserted.
Not defined elements of a list are omitted.
For link, the name of the link is used.
For map, the ideal defining the mapping is converted.

Note:

When applied to a list, elements of type intvec, intmat, ideal, module, matrix, and list become indistinguishable.

Example:

string("1+1=", 2); ==> 1+1=2 string(intvec(1,2,3,4)); ==> 1,2,3,4 string(intmat(intvec(1,2,3,4), 2, 2)); ==> 1,2,3,4 ring r; string(r); ==> (ZZ/32003),(x,y,z),(dp(3),C) string(ideal(x,y)); ==> x,y qring R = std(ideal(x,y)); string(R); ==> (ZZ/32003),(x,y,z),(dp(3),C) map phi = r, ideal(x,z); string(phi); ==> x,z list l; string(l); ==> l[3] = 1; string(l); // notice that l[1],l[2] are omitted ==> 1 l[2] = l; l; ==> [2]: ==> [3]: ==> 1 ==> [3]: ==> 1 string(l); // notice that lists of list is flattened ==> 1,1 l[1] = intvec(1,2,3); l; ==> [1]: ==> 1,2,3 ==> [2]: ==> [3]: ==> 1 ==> [3]: ==> 1 string(l); // notice that intvec elements are not distinguishable ==> 1,2,3,1,1