AP® Computer Science A glossary
String literal
Course: AP® Computer Science A Shows up in: Unit 1: Using Objects and Methods
A sequence of characters enclosed in double quotes, such as "Game over".
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 1.3.B.21.15.A.1
A string literal is text in double quotes. Java prints it exactly as written, without calculating anything inside. It is one way to create a String object.
System.out.println("7 + 3");
System.out.println(7 + 3);Output:
7 + 3
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