voorbeeldstrings

Example strings, or voorbeeldstrings in Dutch, are string literals used in documentation, tutorials, and sample code to illustrate the handling of text within programming languages. They are chosen to be simple, non-sensitive, and representative of common string patterns such as letters, digits, punctuation, and basic Unicode characters.

They are designed to be neutral and deterministic so that comparisons, parsing, or formatting behavior can be demonstrated without relying on real user data. Typical voorbeeldstrings include plain phrases like "Hello, world!", numeric strings such as "12345", email-like examples such as "[email protected]", and strings that show escaping or newlines such as "Line1\\nLine2" or "He said, \"Hi\"."

In educational materials, voorbeeldstrings are used to show string operations (length, concatenation, slicing, case conversion, trimming) and to serve as test fixtures in unit tests. They also help illustrate encoding and decoding, especially when demonstrating Unicode, normalization, or escaping sequences.

Best practices include avoiding real personal data, using language-appropriate samples, and clearly labeling examples as illustrative. When possible, use a mix of ASCII and non-ASCII characters to reflect real-world text processing. See also string literal, escaping, Unicode, and basic string operations for related concepts.