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ToString[Hold[a]] gives Hold[a]

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• Subject: [mg21759] ToString[Hold[a]] gives Hold[a]
• From: Bill Marks <bmarks at helix.nih.gov>
• Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 22:56:40 -0500 (EST)
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

How to convert to string a symbol that already has a value?

One way would be to find  a wrapper for which
ToString[Wrapper[a]]   ->  a

For example
a = 3;
ToString[Hold[a]] -> Hold[a]

Thanks,

Bill Marks

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