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Output With Type Annotation (tout)

Print a string to the stdout and set it’s data-type

Description

Write parameters to stdout without a trailing new line character. Cast the output’s data-type to the value of the first parameter.

Usage

tout data-type "string to write" -> <stdout>

Examples

» tout json { "Code": 404, "Message": "Page not found" } -> pretty
{
    "Code": 404,
    "Message": "Page not found"
}

Detail

tout supports ANSI constants.

Unlike out, tout does not append a carriage return / line feed.

Synonyms

• tout

See Also

• ANSI Constants: Infixed constants that return ANSI escape sequences
• Define Type (cast): Alters the data-type of the previous function without altering its output
• Error String (err): Print a line to the stderr
• Output String (out): Print a string to the stdout with a trailing new line character
• Prettify JSON: Prettifies data documents to make it human readable
• Reformat Data type (format): Reformat one data-type into another data-type
• (brace quote): Write a string to the stdout without new line (deprecated)

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This document was generated from builtins/core/io/echo_doc.yaml.