String
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String is a datatype used for storing a series of bytes.
String variables and properties are initialized by the compiler to the empty string "".
REALbasic strings are immutable.
[edit] Discussion
Text is a string, plus an encoding. The encoding describes how to interpret the bytes of the string as characters.
You can retrieve the encoding of a string using the Encoding function.
dim enc as TextEncoding = Encoding("foo")
Given a string with no encoding, you can assign one using the function DefineEncoding. Usually you need to do this only when getting a string from an external source such as a file or socket, or from a MemoryBlock.
ConvertEncoding takes a string having an encoding, and returns a new string with the specified encoding.
[edit] Sample Code
Dim s As String = "Hello, World!"
