elasticsearch/docs/reference/esql/functions/to_string.asciidoc

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[discrete]
[[esql-to_string]]
=== `TO_STRING`
*Alias*
`TO_STR`
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image::esql/functions/signature/to_string.svg[Embedded,opts=inline]
*Parameters*
`v`::
Input value. The input can be a single- or multi-valued column or an expression.
*Description*
Converts an input value into a string.
*Supported types*
include::types/to_string.asciidoc[]
*Example*
[source.merge.styled,esql]
----
include::{esql-specs}/string.csv-spec[tag=to_string]
----
[%header.monospaced.styled,format=dsv,separator=|]
|===
include::{esql-specs}/string.csv-spec[tag=to_string-result]
|===
It also works fine on multivalued fields:
[source.merge.styled,esql]
----
include::{esql-specs}/string.csv-spec[tag=to_string_multivalue]
----
[%header.monospaced.styled,format=dsv,separator=|]
|===
include::{esql-specs}/string.csv-spec[tag=to_string_multivalue-result]
|===