How convert signed int256 into a string?

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I've found how to convert an unsigned int256 in oraclizeAPI.sol and Ethereum String Utils but I haven't had any luck finding how to convert a signed int256 into a string.

    function uint2str(uint i) internal pure returns (string){
    if (i == 0) return "0";
    uint j = i;
    uint len;
    while (j != 0){
        len++;
        j /= 10;
    }
    bytes memory bstr = new bytes(len);
    uint k = len - 1;
    while (i != 0){
        bstr[k--] = byte(48 + i % 10);
        i /= 10;
    }
    return string(bstr);
}

For now I'll just test if it's < 0 and then multiple by -1 and call uint2str but this feels really lame. — heyyouyayou, Dec 06 '17 at 23:38

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 07 '17 at 03:04

It is a good exercise to modify uint2str to handle signed input.

function int2str(int i) internal pure returns (string){
    if (i == 0) return "0";
    bool negative = i < 0;
    uint j = uint(negative ? -i : i);
    uint l = j;     // Keep an unsigned copy
    uint len;
    while (j != 0){
        len++;
        j /= 10;
    }
    if (negative) ++len;  // Make room for '-' sign
    bytes memory bstr = new bytes(len);
    uint k = len - 1;
    while (l != 0){
        bstr[k--] = byte(48 + l % 10);
        l /= 10;
    }
    if (negative) {    // Prepend '-'
        bstr[0] = '-';
    }
    return string(bstr);
}

This version is not efficient at all, probably should use the one from https://github.com/pipermerriam/ethereum-string-utils as base. — Ismael, Dec 07 '17 at 03:10

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 07 '17 at 13:22

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Solidity is indifferent to character sets regarding strings there is no toString function in solidity

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answered Dec 07 '17 at 13:22

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How convert signed int256 into a string?

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