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==== Switching between variable types in code ====

Byond defined:<br>
[http://www.byond.com/members/?command=reference&path=proc%2Fascii2text ascii2text]<br>
[http://www.byond.com/members/?command=reference&path=proc%2Ffile2text file2text]<br>
[http://www.byond.com/members/?command=reference&path=proc%2Flist2params list2params]<br>
[http://www.byond.com/members/?command=reference&path=proc%2Fnum2text num2text]<br>
[http://www.byond.com/members/?command=reference&path=proc%2Fparams2list params2list]<br>
[http://www.byond.com/members/?command=reference&path=proc%2Ftext2ascii text2ascii]<br>
[http://www.byond.com/members/?command=reference&path=proc%2Ftext2file text2file]<br>
[http://www.byond.com/members/?command=reference&path=proc%2Ftext2num text2num]<br>
[http://www.byond.com/members/?command=reference&path=proc%2Ftext2path text2path]<br>
[http://www.byond.com/members/?command=reference&path=proc%2Ftime2text time2text]<br>

SS13 Defined:<br>
text2dir(direction)<br>
dir2text(direction)<br>
dd_file2list(file_path, separator)<br>
dd_text2list(text, separator, var/list/withinList)<br>
dd_text2List(text, separator, var/list/withinList)<br>
dd_list2text(var/list/the_list, separator)<br>
angle2dir(var/degree)<br>
angle2text(var/degree)<br>
(Defined in [https://github.com/tgstation/-tg-station/blob/master/code/__HELPERS/type2type.dm code/__HELPERS/type2type.dm])

For more useful procs see<br>
[https://github.com/tgstation/-tg-station/tree/master/code/__HELPERS code/__HELPERS/] <br>
<s>[http://code.google.com/p/tgstation13/source/browse/trunk/code/defines/procs/helpers.dm code/defines/procs/helpers.dm]</s> (Dead link)<br>
<s>[http://code.google.com/p/tgstation13/source/browse/trunk/code/game/objects/items/helper_procs.dm code/game/objects/items/helper_procs.dm]</s> (Dead link) <br>