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The other basic type of variable is the string, which stores a series of characters. Strings can be as simple as a single character; can be as complex as words, lines, or pages of text; or can even contain no characters at all. The following examples demonstrate different types of strings in the Message panel:
myString = "A" put myString -- "A" myString = "Hello" put myString -- "Hello" myString = "Hello World." put myString -- "Hello World." myString = "" put myString -- ""