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Special string operators

The following table shows string's special operators. Consider a is Hello and b is World:

Operator	Description	Example
+	Concatenation: adds values on either side of the operator	a + b will give HelloWorld
[]	Slice: gives the character from the given index	a[7] will give r
[ : ]	Range slice: gives the characters from the given range	a[1:4] will give ell
*	Repetition: creates new strings, concatenating multiple copies of the same string	a*2 will give HelloHello
not in	Membership: returns true if a character does not exist in the given string	Z not in a will give 1
in	Membership: returns true if a character exists in the given string	H in a will give 1
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