| ### 4.21.2 string expressions A string expression is: a sequence of characters between two unescaped quotes (`"`) an identifier of type string a function returning string a substring (using the bracket operator) a type cast to string (see string type cast) string expressions combined by the operation `+`. Example:
    // string_expression[start, length] : a substring
    // (possibly filled up with blanks)
    // the substring of s starting at position 2
    // with a length of 4
    string s="123456";
    s[2,4];
    ==> 2345
    "abcd"[2,2];
    ==> bc
    // string_expression[position] : a character from a string
    s[3];
    ==> 3
    // string_expression[position..position] :
    // a substring starting at the first position up to the second
    // given position
    s[2..4];
    ==> 2 3 4
    // a function returning a string
    typeof(s);
    ==> string
See Type conversion and casting

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