Definition: a sequence of characters objects of type String Cannot change a string object a new String object is created that contains the modifications
CONSTRUCTORS
String()- Default Constructor
Example- String s = new String()
String(char chars[ ])-initialized by an array of characters
char chars[] = { 'a', 'b', 'c' }; String s = new String(chars);
String(char chars[ ], int startIndex, int numChars)specify a subrange of a character array