Wolfram: String

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A string is a sequence of characters.

String Syntax

String is quoted by QUOTATION MARK.

"this is a string"

xx = "Can include unicode 🌞 character."

xy ="String can be
 multiple lines."

String Escapes

\n

newline char in string.

"aa\nbb"
(* 
aa
bb
*)
\t

tab char in string.

\"

QUOTATION MARK in string.

"Said \"Yes\""
(* Said "Yes" *)

Is String

StringQ

return True if argument is string.

StringQ["abc"]
(* True *)

StringQ[123]
(* False *)

Length

StringLength

return the count of chars.

StringLength["abc"]
(* 3 *)