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What is the difference between the var data type and the string data type?

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var is a keyword that instructs the compiler to automatically determine the variable's type based on the assigned value. The type is determined at compile time and cannot be changed later.

String is a specific, explicitly declared data type in Dart, used for storing sequences of characters.

Attribute var String
Type Determined by the compiler Explicitly declared string type
Usage For variables with obvious type For variables storing textual data
Type change Impossible after initialization Always stores only strings