## Strings

The final basic data type are strings. This kind of variable can be used to store characters and words. Some examples might include storing the name of a player, a description for the level that you're playing and instructions on how to play the game.

Just like with floats when dealing with strings you will need to explicitly declare the variable, although you don't need to specify a default value. If you choose not to assign your variable a value it will default to a blank string.

    playerName as string = "player 1"
    levelDescription as string
    levelInstruction as string

In this instance playerName has been declared as a string and been assigned the string "player 1". The other two variables are empty strings that can be filled in later on.