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Working with Strings: std::string Basics
The std::string class lets you work with text easily. You can concatenate strings using the + operator, get the length with .length(), and access individual characters. Unlike C-style char arrays, std::string handles memory automatically and grows as needed.
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#include <iostream>#include <string>int main() {std::string name = "Alice";std::string greeting = "Hello, " + name + "!";std::cout << greeting << std::endl;std::cout << "Length: " << greeting.length() << std::endl;return 0;}
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#include <string>
Header required for std::string class
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std::string name = "Alice"
Declares and initializes a string variable
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std::string greeting = "Hello, " + name + "!"
Concatenates multiple strings into one variable