Standard Library: Conversion functions

to-float


[to-float: value]

→ float | nothing

Attempts to convert value to a float value and prints the result. If the conversion fails, prints nothing.

value ← any
The input value to convert.


[to-int: value]

→ int | nothing

Attempts to convert value to an int value and prints the result. If the conversion fails, prints nothing.

value ← any
The input value to convert.


[to-string: value]

→ string | nothing

Attempts to convert value to a string value and prints the result. If the conversion fails, prints nothing.

value ← any
The input value to convert.


[to-bool: value]

→ bool

Converts value to a boolean using Ranty's runtime truthiness rules.


[to-list: value]

→ list | nothing

Attempts to convert value to a list and prints the result. If the conversion fails, prints nothing.

value ← any
The input value to convert.

From string

Passing a string value into this function returns a list of the string's graphemes.

<%letters = [to-list: "hello"]>
[assert-eq: <letters>; (: h; e; l; l; o)]

From list

Passing a list value into this function prints a shallow copy of it. This is equivalent to calling [copy] on the list.

From range

Passing a range value into this function prints a list of the range's elements in order.

<%seq = [range: 0; 5 |> to-list]>
[assert-eq: <seq>; (: 0; 1; 2; 3; 4)]


[to-tuple: value]

→ tuple | nothing

Attempts to convert a value to a tuple and prints the result. If the conversion fails, prints nothing.