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A string is a sequence of characters used to represent text, commonly found in programming languages. Strings can include various characters, are often immutable, and are enclosed in quotes. The document also covers string operations, examples in different programming languages, and the distinction between strings and other data types.

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String

A string is a sequence of characters used to represent text, commonly found in programming languages. Strings can include various characters, are often immutable, and are enclosed in quotes. The document also covers string operations, examples in different programming languages, and the distinction between strings and other data types.

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📘 What is a String?

A string is a sequence of characters used to represent text. It's one of the most
commonly used data types in almost every programming language.

🔹 String Characteristics:
Can include letters, numbers, symbols, whitespace

Enclosed in quotes (single ' ', double " ", or backticks `, depending on the
language)

Immutable in many languages (cannot be changed once created)

✅ Examples of Strings:
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"Hello World"
'12345'
"Welcome to India!"
'@#&$%'
" "
"John_Doe_99"
"true" ← (Note: This is a string, **not** a boolean)
🔸 Strings in Popular Programming Languages
🔹 Python
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s1 = "Hello"
s2 = 'World'
s3 = "123"
s4 = "Hello " + "World" # Concatenation
print(s4.upper()) # HELLO WORLD
🔹 Java
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String s1 = "Hello";
String s2 = "World";
System.out.println(s1 + " " + s2); // Hello World
System.out.println(s1.length()); // 5
🔹 JavaScript
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let str1 = "Hello";
let str2 = 'World';
let str3 = `Name: ${str1}`; // Template literal
console.log(str1 + " " + str2); // Hello World
🔹 C
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char str[] = "Hello";
printf("%s", str); // Output: Hello
🔹 Common String Operations:
Operation Example Description
Length "hello".length Returns number of characters
Concatenation "hello" + " world" Joins two strings
Upper/Lower "Hello".toUpperCase() HELLO
Substring "Hello".substring(1, 3) "el"
Replace "abc".replace("a", "x") "xbc"
Trim " hi ".trim() "hi"
Split "a,b,c".split(",") ["a", "b", "c"]
IndexOf "hello".indexOf("e") 1
CharAt "hello".charAt(1) "e"

🔸 String Escape Characters


Escape Meaning
\n New line
\t Tab
\\ Backslash
\" Double quote
\' Single quote

Example:

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print("Hello\nWorld")
# Output:
# Hello
# World
🔹 String vs Other Types
Type Example Description
String "123" Text
Integer 123 Number (no quotes)
Boolean true Logical (true/false)
Character 'A' Single character (Java, C)

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