Strings

Definition

In programming, strings are sequences of characters enclosed in quotation marks. They are used to represent text and allow manipulation of words, sentences, or any other textual information within a program.

Analogy

Think of strings like a string of beads where each bead represents a character. You can rearrange or modify the order of beads just like you can manipulate individual characters within a string.

Related terms

Concatenation: Concatenation is the process of combining two or more strings together to create a new string. It allows you to join multiple pieces of text into one.

Indexing: Indexing refers to accessing individual characters within a string by their position. Each character in a string has an index number starting from 0 for the first character.

Substring: A substring is a smaller part of a larger string extracted based on its starting and ending positions. It allows you to extract specific portions from within a longer string for further processing.