To From Method string of code literal code std::stringify!{} string of code syntax tree !quote(#syntax_tree).to_string() string of code TokenStream .to_string() string of syntax literal code "format!(""{:?}"",parse2::(quote! {...}).expect(...)" string of syntax syntax tree "format!(""{:?}""),…), format!(""{:#?}""),…)" string of tokens literal code "format!(""{:?}"",quote! {...})" string of tokens TokenStream "format!(""{:?}""),…), format!(""{:#?}""),…)" syn::Error TokenStream .to_compile_error() [see Rule #7] syntax tree literal code parse_quote!(…) syntax tree proc_macro::TokenStream "parse_macro_input!(…), parse" syntax tree string of code parse_str(…) syntax tree TokenStream "parse2::(…), etc" TokenStream literal code quote!(…) TokenStream string of code parse_str(…) TokenStream syntrax tree "quote!(#syntax_tree) or .to_token_stream()," TokenStream TokenStream ".into(), ::from(...) [see Rule #1]"