MIST basicSerialize

mist.utils.basicSerialize

Added with: Mist 1.0
Description
Returns tostring(val), unless val is nil or a string. In the case of nil, it returns an empty string (this will PROBABLY be changed to return ‘nil’ in future versions). In the case val is a string, it returns string.format('%q', s).
Syntax
string mist.utils.basicSerialize(value val )
Valid Input Values:
any non-string value
Return value:
string
Return example:

Usage Examples:
`do local result = mist.utils.basicSerialize(something)` `end`
Notes:

Related Functions
deepCopy, dostring, basicSerialize, serialize, serializeWithCycles, oneLineSerialize, tableShow