Computer Science GCSE

Immutability

What Immutability means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.

Definition of Immutability

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Reference: OCR

Operations return a new string rather than changing the original, so strings cannot be changed in place.

OCR · Additional programming techniques (study guide)

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Additional programming techniques (OCR GCSE)

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