[convert]

convert is a core slot, one of the keywords of the Hyperlambda language, in Hyperlambda, the language of Magic Cloud. Coerces a value to a different CLR type; useful for parsing strings into numbers, dates, booleans, or other strongly-typed values.

• Value (single-object), required: Expression selecting the value to convert
• Returns: Resolves to the value converted to the requested type

Arguments

Required arguments come first, then the optional ones in the order they are declared.

Argument	Type	Required	Description
[type]	string	yes	Target Hyperlambda type name.

Guide: How to use [convert]

JSON declaration

This is the complete declaration of convert, as the running system describes it. It is also published as slot.json.

JSON declaration

{
  "name": "convert",
  "description": "Coerces a value to a different CLR type; useful for parsing strings into numbers, dates, booleans, or other strongly-typed values",
  "signature": {
    "input": {
      "kind": "single-object",
      "description": "Expression selecting the value to convert",
      "required": true,
      "mode": "Expression"
    },
    "children": {
      "type": {
        "type": "string",
        "kind": "type-name",
        "description": "Target Hyperlambda type name",
        "required": true,
        "mode": "ValueOrExpression",
        "cardinality": "ExactlyOne",
        "role": "Option",
        "projection": "Value"
      }
    },
    "output": {
      "mode": "Value",
      "description": "Resolves to the value converted to the requested type"
    }
  }
}

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