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[jira] [Created] (BEAM-1225) Add a ToString transform in Java SDK

Vikas Kedigehalli created BEAM-1225:
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             Summary: Add a ToString transform in Java SDK
                 Key: BEAM-1225
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-1225
             Project: Beam
          Issue Type: Improvement
            Reporter: Vikas Kedigehalli
            Assignee: Vikas Kedigehalli
            Priority: Minor


It is a common pattern in BEAM pipelines to convert a PCollection<T> to PCollection<String>. It involves the pipeline author having to write a SimpleFunction or DoFn that just calls the 'toString' method on each element and then use it through MapElements or a ParDo. Having a ToString transform would help avoid writing this boilerplate code. 



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