---
id: value-as_str
name: Value.as_str
category: value
kind: namespace-method
tokens: Value.as_str
sig: Value.as_str(value) -> string
tip: Read a str node's text.
order: 17
ns: Value
member: as_str
---

Returns the text a <code>str</code> node holds, or an empty string for any other kind.