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Types of Strings in C++
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In C++, there are two <i>primary</i> ways to work with strings:
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C-style strings: Character arrays.
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C++ strings: std::string class provided by the C++ Standard Library.
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C-Style Strings
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<p>
C-style strings are character arrays that end with a null terminator ('\0').
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<p>
<b>Declaration and Initialization:</b>
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<code class="language-cpp normalize-whitespace line-numbers" >
char str1[] = "Hello, World!";
char str2[20] = "Hello, C++!";
</code>
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<b>Basic Operations:</b>
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<p>
Copying:
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<code class="language-cpp normalize-whitespace line-numbers" >
#include &lt;cstring> // For strcpy

char str3[20];
strcpy(str3, str1);
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Concatenation:
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<code class="language-cpp normalize-whitespace line-numbers" >
#include &lt;cstring> // For strcat

strcat(str3, " Nice to meet you!");
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<p>
Length:
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<code class="language-cpp normalize-whitespace line-numbers" >
size_t len = strlen(str3); // Get the length of the string
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Comparison:
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<code class="language-cpp normalize-whitespace line-numbers" >
if (strcmp(str1, str2) == 0) {
    // Strings are equal
} else {
    // Strings are not equal
}
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Working with Strings in C++: A Beginner's Guide