show

Use show to convert a specified value into a string.

Basic syntax

To convert a value into a string, use the following syntax:

(show value)

Arguments

Use the following argument to specify the value to be converted to a string using the show Pact function.

Argument	Type	Description
value	any	Specifies the value to be converted to a string.

Return value

The show function returns the argument as a string.

Examples

The following examples demonstrate how to use the show function to convert a value to a string in a Pact REPL:

pact> (show 1)
"1"

pact> (show [1 2 3])
"[1, 2, 3]"

pact> (show {"1":"hello", "2":"world"})
"{"1": "hello","2": "world"}"