`convert` does not seem to work with symbols. I get an error (same for String and UTF8String as well). Test commands: testdf = DataFrame(A = [1,2,3], B=[2,3,4]) string(names(testdf)[1]) # works convert(String, names(testdf)[1]) # throws error convert(ASCIIString, names(testdf)[1]) # throws error convert(UTF8String, names(testdf)[1]) # throws error
Best Wishes. On Sunday, February 1, 2015 at 1:49:50 PM UTC-5, Ivar Nesje wrote: > > And more generally, for all types that makes sense to convert between, you > can use the convert function > > convert(String, :blah) > > (or maybe better, to avoid type instability issues) > convert(ASCIIString, :blah) > convert(UTF8String, :blah) > > In 0.4 the default constructor for all types will fallback to convert, so > for your own types, you usually just need to add a convert definition. > > søndag 1. februar 2015 16.29.48 UTC+1 skrev Milan Bouchet-Valat følgende: >> >> Le dimanche 01 février 2015 à 07:18 -0800, Arshak Navruzyan a écrit : >> > Hello, >> > >> > A really basic question how do I turn a symbol into a string ? >> > >> > :blah -> "blah" >> julia> string(:blah) >> "blah" >> >> Easy, isn't it? >> >> Regards >> >
