# To and from Strings

## `ToString`

To convert any type to a `String` it is as simple as implementing the `ToString` trait for the type.

    use std::string::ToString;

    struct Circle {
        radius: i32
    }

    impl ToString for Circle {
        fn to_string(&self) -> String {
            format!("Circle of radius {:?}", self.radius)
        }
    }

    fn main() {
        let circle = Circle { radius: 6 };
        println!("{}", circle.to_string());
    }

## Parsing a String

One of the more common types to convert a string into is a number. The idiomatic approach to this is to use the `parse` function and provide the type for the function to parse the string value into, this can be done either without type inference or using the 'turbofish' syntax.

This will convert the string into the type specified so long as the `FromStr` trait is implemented for that type. This is implemented for numerous types within the standard library. To obtain this functionality on a user defined type simply implement the `FromStr` trait for that type.

    fn main() {
        let parsed: i32 = "5".parse().unwrap();
        let turbo_parsed = "10".parse::<i32>().unwrap();

        let sum = parsed + turbo_parsed;
        println!{"Sum: {:?}", sum};
    }