@zeix/ui-element/docs-src/pages/api/functions/asString.md

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[@zeix/ui-element](../globals.md) / asString

# Function: asString()

> **asString**\<`E`\>(`fallback?`): [`Parser`](../type-aliases/Parser.md)\<`string`, `E`\>

Defined in: [src/lib/parsers.ts:79](https://github.com/zeixcom/ui-element/blob/1e5ebee179adfc4619d3d0e9d2b864d1e97ba797/src/lib/parsers.ts#L79)

Parse a string as a string with a fallback

## Type Parameters

### E

`E` *extends* `Element` = `HTMLElement`

## Parameters

### fallback?

[`Fallback`](../type-aliases/Fallback.md)\<`string`, `E`\> = `''`

Fallback value or extractor function

## Returns

[`Parser`](../type-aliases/Parser.md)\<`string`, `E`\>

Parser function

## Since

0.11.0