```{index} single: stringify; File::Temp function ``` ```{index} single: File::Temp::stringify; Perl function ``` # stringify Overload handler for `""` — stringify a `File::Temp` object to its filename. ## Synopsis ```perl my $tmp = File::Temp->new; print "wrote to $tmp\n"; # calls STRINGIFY ``` ## What you get back The object's pathname as a string, or the empty string if the filename is not known. ## Differences from upstream Fully compatible with upstream `File::Temp` 0.2312. ## See also - `filename` — explicit accessor with the same result. - `NUMIFY` — companion overload used for numeric comparisons.