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# asExpressionString

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

## asExpressionString(Path): String

Transforms a path to a string representation.

### Parameters

<table><colgroup><col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>path</p></td><td><p>The path to transform to a string.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example

This example transforms a path to a string representation.

#### Source

```DataWeave
%dw 2.0
import * from dw::util::Tree
output application/json
---
asExpressionString([{kind: OBJECT_TYPE, selector: "user", namespace: null}, {kind: ATTRIBUTE_TYPE, selector: "name", namespace: null}])
```

#### Output

```Json
".user.@name"
```