The latest articles on DEV Community by LisiurDay (@lisiur). https://dev.to/lisiur https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F662744%2F731825f3-e6f0-4a4d-9609-e0d6822dbc66.jpeg https://dev.to/lisiur en LisiurDay Wed, 14 Jul 2021 09:19:36 +0000 https://dev.to/lisiur/answer-what-are-the-differences-between-rust-s-string-and-str-2ke5 https://dev.to/lisiur/answer-what-are-the-differences-between-rust-s-string-and-str-2ke5 <div class="ltag__stackexchange--container"> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--title-container"> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--title"> <h1> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--7Gn-iPj_--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev.to/assets/stackoverflow-logo-b42691ae545e4810b105ee957979a853a696085e67e43ee14c5699cf3e890fb4.svg" alt=""> <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24158114/what-are-the-differences-between-rusts-string-and-str/51564920#51564920" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <span class="title-flare">answer</span> re: What are the differences between Rust's `String` and `str`? </a> </h1> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--post-metadata"> <span>Jul 27 '18</span> </div> </div> <a class="ltag__stackexchange--score-container" href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24158114/what-are-the-differences-between-rusts-string-and-str/51564920#51564920" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--Y9mJpuJP--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev.to/assets/stackexchange-arrow-up-eff2e2849e67d156181d258e38802c0b57fa011f74164a7f97675ca3b6ab756b.svg" alt=""> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--score-number"> 37 </div> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--wif5Zq3z--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev.to/assets/stackexchange-arrow-down-4349fac0dd932d284fab7e4dd9846f19a3710558efde0d2dfd05897f3eeb9aba.svg" alt=""> </a> </div> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--body"> <p>They are actually completely different. First off, a <code>str</code> is nothing but a type level thing; it can only be reasoned about at the type level because it's a so-called dynamically-sized type (DST). The size the <code>str</code> takes up cannot be known at compile time and depends on runtime information…</p> </div> <div class="ltag__stackexchange--btn--container"> <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24158114/what-are-the-differences-between-rusts-string-and-str/51564920#51564920" rel="noopener noreferrer">Open Full Answer</a> </div> </div> rust