# Strings

Rust has two string types, a string slice (`&str`) and an owned string (`String`).
We're not going to dictate when you should use which one, but we'll show you how
to identify and create them, as well as use them.

## Further information

- [Strings (Rust Book)](https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch08-02-strings.html)
- [`str` methods](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/primitive.str.html)
- [`String` methods](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/string/struct.String.html)