A string value is a (possibly empty) sequence of bytes.
The number of bytes is called the length of the string and is never negative.
Strings are immutable: once created,
it is impossible to change the contents of a string.
The predeclared string type is <code>string</code>;
it is a <a href="#Type_definitions">defined type</a>.
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The length of a string <code>s</code> can be discovered using

          <description>
            This element specifies a directory containing the script sources of the
            project. This directory is meant to be different from the sourceDirectory, in that its
            contents will be copied to the output directory in most cases (since scripts are
            interpreted rather than compiled).
            The default value is {@code src/main/scripts}.
          </description>