From string to X #
To	Action	Code
[]u8	alias	transmute([]u8)st
string	copy	strings.clone(st)
cstring	copy	strings.clone_to_cstring(st)
cstring	alias	strings.unsafe_string_to_cstring(st)
[]rune	stream	for rune in st { ... }
[]rune	copy	utf8.string_to_runes(st)
[^]u8	alias	raw_data(st)

From cstring to X #
To	Action	Code
string	alias	string(st)
[^]u8	alias	transmute([^]u8)st

From a string literal to X #
To	Action	Code
string	alias	string(st) or newstr: string = st
cstring	alias	cstring(st) or newstr: cstring = st

From []u8 to X #
To	Action	Code
string	alias	transmute(string)st
string	alias	string(st) unless a slice literal
[^]u8	alias	raw_data(st)

From []rune to string #
Action	Code
copy	utf8.runes_to_string(st)

From [^]u8 to cstring #
Action	Code
alias	cstring(st)

From [^]u8 and length int to string #
Action	Code
alias	strings.string_from_ptr(ptr, length)