string

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A length delimited byte addressable string type.

JASS strings are written inside double-quote "" (example: "example"). There are 2 null values for strings: "" and null.

Localized Strings

Some game API functions (natives) support the usage of TRIGSTR_ prefix at the start of the string. Such strings are read from the "war3map.wts" file to allow their localization. For example: "TRIGSTR_001" will be replaced by the game with the string number 1 defined in the .wts file.

Control Characters

Both \n and \r are treated as new-line characters (v1.32.10).

\" Allows to include double-quotes inside strings, example: "Then he said \"Hello!\" and that was it."

\\ Allows to use the backslash \ character, because a single \ is used to escape the next character. When you use \\ the game considers it a single \, if you only place a single \ it may cause a compiler crash.

  • Correct: "Here comes the backslash: \\ end"
  • Correct: "Here comes the new line: \n end"
  • Incorrect: "The space character should not be escaped: \ end"

Formatting

  • |cAARRGGBB change the color of the following text in the string. AA is alpha, RR is red, GG is green and BB is blue. The colors are specified as a hexadecimal values example: |cffcc1100.

  • |r Will reset the color of the text back to default (white).

  • |n Equivalent to new-line in some places, but might not work correctly in other places. For example, DisplayTimedTextToPlayer works with \n but not with |n (v1.32.10).

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/lab-715/documentation-string-type-240473/

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Limitations

The maximum string length in JASS code is limited to ca. 4096 ASCII characters. WorldEditor and some game functions/places may have lower limits (esp. GUI triggers).

v1.32.10: Quest description is limited to 30000 ASCII in WorldEditor, but only the last 2456 characters are displayed in-game. A building's extended tooltip is limited to 8191 ASCII characters in-game and in WorldEditor.

Source
builtin-types.j (suggest an edit or discuss on Github)
Source code
type string extends void