What is your preferred name for an extension function which is essentially a local version of 

.toString()

 but you can’t call it “toString” because it’s shadowed by 

Object#toString

?

It depends on why you are adding it. I usually call it

.toXxxString()

where

xxx

is the reason as to why it exists (debug, log, etc)

There was a bit longer discussion in another chat, and yes, most answers gravitate around "why". Here are few options: - if you own the code, consider changing the original

.toString()

, because why not?🙄 - use a synonym for

.toString()

(what @Shawn said), e.g.

.string()

or extension value

.string

. For immutable objects,

.asString()

is also an option. -

.toXxxString()

(what Roman said), e.g.

.toDebugString()

,

.toPrettyString()

- focus on a more abstract purpose rather than string, e.g.

.forDisplay()

,

.toDebugOutput()

,

.forDeveloperEyesOnly()

,

.forReport()