String Data Type
Description
There are two kinds of strings: variable-length and fixed-length strings.
- A variable-length string can contain up to approximately 2 billion (2^31) characters.
- A fixed-length string can contain 1 to approximately 64K (2^16) characters.
Note Public fixed-length string can't be used in a class module.
The codes for String characters range from 0 – 255. The first 128 characters (0 – 127) of the character set correspond to the letters and symbols on a standard U.S. keyboard. These first 128 characters are the same as those defined by the ASCII character set. The second 128 characters (128 – 255) represent special characters, such as letters in international alphabets, accents, currency symbols, and fractions. The type-declaration character for String is the dollar sign ($).
See Also
Data type summary, Deftype statements, String function, Variant data type.