toString (array) | Itential

Task purpose

The toString (array) task returns a string representing the contents of a given array. Each array element is separated by a comma. The task returns null if the array is empty.

Potential use case

If a query into a ticketing database has populated an array with open ticket numbers, you could use this task to convert the array into a comma-separated list and include it in an email notification.

Properties

Incoming	Type	Description
`arr`	Array	Required. The array to return as a string.

Outgoing	Type	Description
`arrayString`	String	A string representation of the array.

Example

The input variable arr is shown in Task History, accessible from Jobs in Operations Manager.

toString (array) task — incoming variable

toString (array) task — incoming variable detail

The output shows each element separated by a comma, with no white space between values.