In Kotlin, strings are represented by the String class, which is a part of the Kotlin standard library. Strings in Kotlin are immutable, meaning that once a string is created, its content cannot be changed. This immutability ensures thread safety and predictable behavior in concurrent environments.
Kotlin supports both single-quoted and double-quoted strings. Double-quoted strings support escape characters such as \n for newline and \t for tab, while single-quoted strings treat escape characters as literal characters.
Under the hood, Kotlin’s strings are represented as instances of the String class, which encapsulates a sequence of characters. Internally, Kotlin uses Java’s String class, making it compatible with Java libraries and frameworks.
Strings in Kotlin can also be manipulated using various extension functions and methods provided by the Kotlin standard library. These functions enable developers to perform operations such as concatenation, substring extraction, and searching within strings efficiently.
Kotlin provides a robust and versatile framework for working with strings, offering a balance between performance and ease of use in string manipulation tasks.
