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doc: Improve string section (#6599)

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@ -342,46 +342,82 @@ negative values).
```v
name := 'Bob'
println('Hello, $name!') // `$` is used for string interpolation
println(name.len)
println(name[0]) // indexing gives a byte B
println(name[1..3]) // slicing gives a string 'ob'
bobby := name + 'by' // + is used to concatenate strings
println(bobby) // "Bobby"
println(bobby[1..3]) // "ob"
mut s := 'hello '
s += 'world' // `+=` is used to append to a string
println(s) // "hello world"
windows_newline := '\r\n' // escape special characters like in C
assert windows_newline.len == 2
```
In V, a string is a read-only array of bytes. String data is encoded using UTF-8.
String values are immutable. The following code will raise an error:
String values are immutable. You cannot mutate elements:
```v
mut s := 'hello'
s[0] = `H`
mut s := 'hello 🌎'
s[0] = `H` // not allowed
```
> error: cannot assign to `s[i]` since V strings are immutable
Note that indexing a string will produce a `byte`, not a `rune`. Indexes correspond
to bytes in the string, not Unicode code points.
Character literals have type `rune`. To denote them, use `
```v
rocket := `🚀`
assert 'aloha!'[0] == `a`
```
Both single and double quotes can be used to denote strings. For consistency,
`vfmt` converts double quotes to single quotes unless the string contains a single quote character.
Interpolation syntax is pretty simple. It also works with fields:
`'age = $user.age'`. If you need more complex expressions, use `${}`: `'can register = ${user.age > 13}'`.
For raw strings, prepend `r`. Raw strings are not escaped:
```v
s := r'hello\nworld'
println(s) // "hello\nworld"
```
### String interpolation
Basic interpolation syntax is pretty simple - use `$` before a variable name.
The variable will be converted to a string and embedded into the literal:
```v
name := 'Bob'
println('Hello, $name!') // Hello, Bob!
```
It also works with fields: `'age = $user.age'`.
If you need more complex expressions, use `${}`: `'can register = ${user.age > 13}'`.
Format specifiers similar to those in C's `printf()` are also supported. `f`, `g`, `x`, etc. are optional
and specify the output format. The compiler takes care of the storage size, so there is no `hd` or `llu`.
```v
println('x = ${x:12.3f}')
println('${item:-20} ${n:20d}')
x := 123.4567
println('x = ${x:4.2f}')
println('[${x:10}]') // pad with spaces on the left
println('[${int(x):-10}]') // pad with spaces on the right
```
All operators in V must have values of the same type on both sides. This code will not compile if `age` is not a string (for example if `age` were an `int`):
### String operators
```v
println('age = ' + age)
bobby := name + 'by' // + is used to concatenate strings
println(bobby) // "Bobby"
mut s := 'hello '
s += 'world' // `+=` is used to append to a string
println(s) // "hello world"
```
All operators in V must have values of the same type on both sides.
You cannot concatenate an integer to a string:
```v
age := 10
println('age = ' + age) // not allowed
```
> error: infix expr: cannot use `int` (right expression) as `string`
We have to either convert `age` to a `string`:
@ -395,20 +431,6 @@ or use string interpolation (preferred):
println('age = $age')
```
To denote character literals, use `
```v
a := `a`
assert 'aloha!'[0] == `a`
```
For raw strings, prepend `r`. Raw strings are not escaped:
```v
s := r'hello\nworld'
println(s) // "hello\nworld"
```
### Numbers
```v