void setup() { 
   String my_str = "This is my string.";
   Serial.begin(9600);

   // (1) print the string
   Serial.println(my_str);

   // (2) change the string to upper-case
   my_str.toUpperCase();
   Serial.println(my_str);

   // (3) overwrite the string
   my_str = "My new string.";
   Serial.println(my_str);

   // (4) replace a word in the string
   my_str.replace("string", "Arduino sketch");
   Serial.println(my_str);

   // (5) get the length of the string
   Serial.print("String length is: ");
   Serial.println(my_str.length());
}

void loop() { 

}