How to cast a const to a string in Pulumi?

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In Pulumi, casting a const (or any variable) to a string works just like in general JavaScript or TypeScript. You either use the `String()` global function, or call `.toString()` method on the variable.

Here's a program block demonstrating how to cast a numerical value to a string in Pulumi.

```typescript
import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";

// Define a const variable with a numerical value
const numericalValue = 42;

// Method 1: Use the String global function to convert the number to a string
const stringValue1 = String(numericalValue);

// Log the result
pulumi.log.info(`Method 1: ${stringValue1}`);

// Method 2: Use the .toString() method to convert the number to a string
const stringValue2 = numericalValue.toString();

// Log the result
pulumi.log.info(`Method 2: ${stringValue2}`);
```
You will see in the pulumi logs that both methods produce the same result - a string representation of the number 42.