public static String toString(SQLItem item){
  try {
    return _toString(item);
  }
 catch (  PageException e) {
    try {
      return "[" + toStringType(item.getType()) + "]";
    }
 catch (    DatabaseException e1) {
      return "";
    }
  }
}

public static String toString ( SQLItem item ) { try { return _toString ( item ) ; } catch ( PageException e ) { try { return "[" + toStringType ( item . getType ( ) ) + "]" ; } catch ( DatabaseException e1 ) { return "" ; } } }
cast a sql item to a string ( display ) value
