[Issue 1487] New: toString(string) and toString(Object)

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http://d.puremagic.com/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1487

           Summary: toString(string) and toString(Object)
           Product: D
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P4
         Component: Phobos
        AssignedTo: bugzilla at digitalmars.com
        ReportedBy: dhasenan at gmail.com


For convenience, std.string should provide toString overloads that accept
char[], const(char)[], and Object. Currently, for generic template code, you
have to do the following:

---
import std.string;
alias std.string.toString toString;
string toString(Object o) { return (o ? o.toString : "null"); }
string toString(string s) { return s; }

template (T) {
   T t;
   // ...
   toString(t);
}
---


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