// // Now that we've learned about arrays, we can talk about strings. // // We've already seen Zig string literals: "Hello world.\n" // // Like the C language, Zig stores strings as arrays of bytes // encoded as UTF-8 characters terminated with a null value. // For now, just focus on the fact that strings are arrays of // characters! // const std = @import("std"); pub fn main() void { const ziggy = "stardust"; // Use array square bracket syntax to get the letter 'd' from // the string "stardust" above. const d: u8 = ziggy[???]; // Use the array repeat '**' operator to make "ha ha ha". const laugh = "ha " ???; // Use the array concatenation '++' operator to make "Major Tom". // (You'll need to add a space as well!) const major = "Major"; const tom = "Tom"; const major_tom = major ??? tom; std.debug.print("d={u} {}{}\n",.{d, laugh, major_tom}); // Going deeper: // Keen eyes will notice that we've put a 'u' inside the '{}' // placeholder in the format string above. This tells the // print() function (which uses std.fmt.format() function) to // print out a UTF-8 character. Otherwise we'd see '100', which // is the decimal number corresponding with the 'd' character // in UTF-8. // While we're on this subject, 'c' (ASCII encoded character) // would work in place for 'u' because the first 128 characters // of UTF-8 are the same as ASCII! }