# Project Strings: improving strings support || Blog Post #7 || GSoC

**URL:** <https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/project-strings-improving-strings-support-blog-post-7-gsoc/1532>\
**Category:** GSoC-2021\
**Created:** [July 9, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/project-strings-improving-strings-support-blog-post-7-gsoc/1532 "2021-07-09T13:42:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90ced4/32.png) [@Aman](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/Aman)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 1:42pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/project-strings-improving-strings-support-blog-post-7-gsoc/1532/1 "2021-07-09T13:42:03Z")

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Hello everyone!,

This post is regarding GSoC project on [improving strings support](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/projects/#4976006198198272) in Fortran.

I invite everyone to leave their opinions/feedbacks on the functionalities that are currently in discussion. If you have any functionality in your mind to propose or discuss, please feel free to tag me ([@Aman-Godara](https://github.com/Aman-Godara)).

**Currently in discussion** :

1). to add back argument to find function [#442](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/issues/442)

_Short Description_: With low-level implementation of `find` function merged into stdlib, members suggested to add `back` argument to function `find`, thus an issue dedicated to this has been raised.  
_Linked PR_: Not raised yet but code is [here](https://github.com/Aman-Godara/stdlib/commit/9a8303b570b214307a8bdcd302c728fc0621f5a2)

2). move\_alloc for strings [#449](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/issues/449)

_Linked PR_: none yet

3). Reviewing PR: string list new [#311](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/311)

_Short Description_: The module provides with operations to deal with `1-D list of strings`.

4). slice function’s documentation made user friendly

_Linked PR_: [#456](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/456)

Please use the above given link(s) to know more about the functionality, linked PRs (Pull Requests) and to join the discussion.

**Work done in last week**

[Blog Post #6](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/project-strings-improving-strings-support-blog-post-6-gsoc/1496)

1). Count

_Linked PR_: [#453](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/453)  
_Current Status_: Merged

2). Pad [#394](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/issues/394)

_Linked PR_: [#441](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/441)  
_Current Status_: Merged

3). to add back argument to find function [#442](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/issues/442)

_Linked PR_: none yet  
_Current Status_: Discussion in progress

4). move\_alloc for strings [#449](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/issues/449)

_Linked PR_: none yet  
_Current Status_: WIP

5). Reviewing PR: string list new [#311](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/311)

_Current Status_: Discussion in progress

[Blog Post #5](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/project-strings-improving-strings-support-blog-post-5-gsoc/1449)

2). Replace substring in character/string\_type [#366](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/issues/366)

_Linked PR_: [#436](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/436)  
_Current Status_: Merged

**Previous Blog Posts**

[Blog Post #4](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/project-strings-improving-strings-support-blog-post-4-gsoc/1400)

[Blog Post #3](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/project-strings-improving-strings-support-blog-post-3-gsoc/1389)

[Blog Post #2](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/project-strings-improving-strings-support-blog-post-2-gsoc/1330)

[Blog Post #1](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/project-strings-improving-strings-support-blog-post-1-gsoc/1295)