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String

Definition

A String is a sequence of characters in Java, enclosed in double quotes. It represents text and can be manipulated using various methods.

Analogy

Imagine a String as a necklace made up of individual beads (characters). You can add, remove, or rearrange these beads to create different words or sentences.

Related terms

length(): This method returns the number of characters in a String.

substring(): This method extracts a portion of a String based on specified indices.

equals(): This method compares two Strings for equality and returns true if they are equal.

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