- Qt 5.3
- Qt QML
- QML Types
- QML Basic Type: string
- Qt 5.3.2 Reference Documentation

# QML Basic Type: string

The `string` type refers to a free form text string in quotes, e.g. "Hello world!".

Example:

    Text { text: "Hello world!" }

Strings have a `length` attribute that holds the number of characters in the string.

QML extends the JavaScript String type with a arg() function to support value substitution.

When integrating with C++, note that any QString value passed into QML from C++ is automatically converted into a `string` value, and vice-versa.

This basic type is provided by the QML language.

See also QML Basic Types.