Immutable strings
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Why doesn’t this code compile?
s := "hello"
s[0] = 'H'
fmt.Println(s)../main.go:3:7: cannot assign to s[0]
Answer
Go strings are immutable and behave like read-only byte slices (with a few extra properties).
To update the data, use a rune slice instead.
buf := []rune("hello")
buf[0] = 'H'
s := string(buf)
fmt.Println(s) // "Hello"
If the string only contains ASCII characters, you could also use a byte slice.
See String functions cheat sheet for an overview of strings in Go.
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