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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     This is a helper function for `format'. It converts its argument
     to a string. If the argument is a vector then its elements are
     concatenated with a `,' as a separtor.  Most methods should honor
     the width argument.  The minimum value for `width' is six.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     toString(x, ...)
     toString.default(x, width, ...)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

       x: The object to be converted.

   width: The returned value is at most the first `width' characters.

     ...: Optional arguments for methods.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     A character vector of length 1 is returned.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     Robert Gentleman

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     `format'

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     x <- c("a", "b", "aaaaaaaaaaa")
     toString(x)
     toString(x, width=8)

