// Template Function: NumberToString

// Copyright © 2002 Joseph Wagner.  All rights reserved.
// Email: wagnerjd@users.sourceforge.net
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#pragma once

#include <sstream>
using std::ostringstream;

template<typename NumberType>
const string NumberToString(const NumberType number) {
	// Declares variable used as a medium in conversion
	ostringstream numberStream;

	// Converts number into output string stream
	numberStream << number;

	// Converts output string stream to string, and returns a copy
	return numberStream.str();
}