# deft/stringify
Serialize any value to a parseable Deft-literal string. Round-trips through `deft/parse` for data types: nil, bool, number, string, keyword, vector, map, tagged-map, set.
## Syntax
[deft/stringify $value]
## Parameters
- `$value` — any data value.
## Examples
[deft/stringify %{ :a 1 :b @[1 2 3] }] # → "%{:a 1 :b @{1 2 3}}"
[deft/stringify %Point{ :x 1 :y 2 }] # → "%Point{:x 1 :y 2}"
## Returns
A string holding the canonical literal form of `$value`.
## See Also
`deft/parse`, `deft/parse-forms`, `str`, `pretty-str`