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std::to_string

Defined in header <string> 
std::string to_string( int value );
 (1) (since C++11) 
std::string to_string( long value );
 (2) (since C++11) 
std::string to_string( long long value );
 (3) (since C++11) 
std::string to_string( unsigned value );
 (4) (since C++11) 
std::string to_string( unsigned long value );
 (5) (since C++11) 
std::string to_string( unsigned long long value );
 (6) (since C++11) 
std::string to_string( float value );
 (7) (since C++11) 
std::string to_string( double value );
 (8) (since C++11) 
std::string to_string( long double value );
 (9) (since C++11)

Converts a numeric value to std::string.

1) Converts a signed decimal integer to a string with the same content as what std::sprintf(buf, "%d", value) would produce for sufficiently large buf.
2) Converts a signed decimal integer to a string with the same content as what std::sprintf(buf, "%ld", value) would produce for sufficiently large buf.
3) Converts a signed decimal integer to a string with the same content as what std::sprintf(buf, "%lld", value) would produce for sufficiently large buf.
4) Converts an unsigned decimal integer to a string with the same content as what std::sprintf(buf, "%u", value) would produce for sufficiently large buf.
5) Converts an unsigned decimal integer to a string with the same content as what std::sprintf(buf, "%lu", value) would produce for sufficiently large buf.
6) Converts an unsigned decimal integer to a string with the same content as what std::sprintf(buf, "%llu", value) would produce for sufficiently large buf.
7,8) Converts a floating point value to a string with the same content as what std::sprintf(buf, "%f", value) would produce for sufficiently large buf.
9) Converts a floating point value to a string with the same content as what std::sprintf(buf, "%Lf", value) would produce for sufficiently large buf.

Parameters

value - a numeric value to convert

Return value

a string holding the converted value.

Notes

  • With floating point types std::to_string may yield unexpected results as the number of significant digits in the returned string can be zero, see the example.
  • The return value may differ significantly from what std::cout prints by default, see the example.

Example

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
 
int main() 
{
    double f = 23.43;
    double f2 = 1e-9;
    double f3 = 1e40;
    double f4 = 1e-40;
    double f5 = 123456789;
    std::string f_str = std::to_string(f);
    std::string f_str2 = std::to_string(f2); // Note: returns "0.000000"
    std::string f_str3 = std::to_string(f3); // Note: Does not return "1e+40".
    std::string f_str4 = std::to_string(f4); // Note: returns "0.000000"
    std::string f_str5 = std::to_string(f5);
    std::cout << "std::cout: " << f << '\n'
              << "to_string: " << f_str  << "\n\n"
              << "std::cout: " << f2 << '\n'
              << "to_string: " << f_str2 << "\n\n"
              << "std::cout: " << f3 << '\n'
              << "to_string: " << f_str3 << "\n\n"
              << "std::cout: " << f4 << '\n'
              << "to_string: " << f_str4 << "\n\n"
              << "std::cout: " << f5 << '\n'
              << "to_string: " << f_str5 << '\n';
}

Output:

std::cout: 23.43
to_string: 23.430000
 
std::cout: 1e-09
to_string: 0.000000
 
std::cout: 1e+40
to_string: 10000000000000000303786028427003666890752.000000
 
std::cout: 1e-40
to_string: 0.000000
 
std::cout: 1.23457e+08
to_string: 123456789.000000

See also

(C++11)
 converts an integral or floating point value to wstring
(function)
(C++11)(C++11)
 converts a string to an unsigned integer
(function)
(C++11)(C++11)(C++11)
 converts a string to a signed integer
(function)
(C++11)(C++11)(C++11)
 converts a string to a floating point value
(function)
(C++17)
 converts an integer or floating-point value to a character sequence
(function)

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