Update 'Strings' chapter of the book #29846
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Fix rust-lang#29823 by further explaining `&str` and pointing out the difference between `&str` and `&'static str`.
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| `"Hello there."` is a string literal and its type is `&'static str`. String | ||
| literal is a string slice that is statically allocated, meaning that it’s saved | ||
| inside our compiled program, and exists for the entire duration it runs. The | ||
| `greeting` binding is a reference to this statically allocated string. |
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Could we be clearer here? Say that it can be used anywhere &str is expected.
| compiled program, and exists for the entire duration it runs. The `greeting` | ||
| binding is a reference to this statically allocated string. String slices | ||
| have a fixed size, and cannot be mutated. | ||
| `"Hello there."` is a string literal and its type is `&'static str`. String |
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Fix #29823 by further explaining `&str` and pointing out the difference between `&str` and `&'static str`.
Fix #29823 by further explaining
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&strand&'static str.