C++ strings
In the previous chapter, we briefly mentioned strings, and we learned that a string can hold alphanumeric data: anything from a single character to a whole book. We didn’t look at declaring, initializing, or manipulating strings. So, let’s do that now.
Declaring strings
Declaring a string variable is simple. We state the type, followed by the name.
String levelName;
String playerName;
Once we have declared a String, we can assign a value to it.
Assigning a value to strings
To assign a value to a string, as with regular variables, we simply put the name, followed by the assignment operator, then the value.
levelName = "Dastardly Cave";
playerName = "John Carmack";
Note that the values need to be enclosed in quotation marks. As with regular variables, we can also declare and assign values in a single line.
String score = "Score = 0";
String message = "GAME OVER!!";
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