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Posted by fred murrell
fred murrell
241 Points

String vs String Literals: what is the difference between a string and string literal? thanks

String vs String Literal: what is the difference and why?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
242,296 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
242,296 Points

The term "string" is more generic and doesn't identify how it is being represented. For example:

name = "James"

This line has two strings, a string variable named "name", and a string literal providing the value being assigned to it.

You will sometimes hear a literal referred to as a "hard-coded value".

fred murrell
fred murrell
241 Points

thank you . got it.

fred murrell
fred murrell
241 Points
fred murrell
fred murrell
241 Points

thank you. got it.