Glossary term
What is string?
In Apex Flow Academy, "string" means: A piece of text in quotes, such as "Hello". It is taught in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work, JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive and Java for Complete Beginners. Related terms include function, comment, directory and variable. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 3 courses teach it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is string?
A piece of text in quotes, such as "Hello". (From Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work. 2 other courses define it for their own subject, so each definition follows.)
What does string mean in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work?
A piece of text in quotes, such as "Hello".
What does string mean in JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive?
Text inside quotes, such as 'Buy milk'.
What does string mean in Java for Complete Beginners?
Text in double quotes. A String never changes; its methods give back new Strings.
Where is string taught?
string is defined in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work, JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive and Java for Complete Beginners.
Python From Zero: Write Programs That WorkJavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come AliveJava for Complete Beginners
Which lessons cover string?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work, lesson 1.4: Text and f-strings: Build Clear Sentences
- JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive, lesson 1.2: Store values in variables
- JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive, lesson 1.3: Work with numbers and text
- Java for Complete Beginners, lesson 1.4: Text: Working with Strings
- Java for Complete Beginners, lesson 3.3: ArrayList: A List That Grows
- Java for Complete Beginners, lesson 5.3: Enums: A Fixed Set of Choices
Which terms are related to string?
Next to string in the course glossaries: function, comment, directory, variable, terminal, int and float, program, boolean, Value and Script file.
functioncommentdirectoryvariableterminalint and floatprogrambooleanValueScript file
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn string?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work: No programming experience is needed.
- JavaScript From Zero: Make Web Pages Come Alive: No prior programming and no CSS knowledge are needed; the style sheet you need is given to you.
- Java for Complete Beginners: No programming experience is needed.