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Tracking issue for release notes of #163816: stabilize String::into_chars

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Read the release notes guidance linked in the issue and compare recent release notes for the right category and wording. Update the provided “Stabilized APIs” release notes text for String::into_chars if needed; leave the release blog section empty unless a blog draft is warranted. Done when the release notes entry is accurate and concise.

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This issue tracks the release notes text for #163816.

cc @malezjaa, @clarfonthey -- original issue/PR authors and assignees for drafting text

See the forge.rust-lang.org chapter about release notes for an overview of how the release team makes use of these tracking issues.

Release notes text

This section should be edited to specify the correct category(s) for the change, with succinct description(s) of what changed. Some things worth considering:

  • Does this need an additional compat notes section?
  • Was this a libs stabilization that should have additional headers to list new APIs under Stabilized APIs and Const Stabilized APIs?
# Stabilized APIs
- [`String::into_chars`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stabile/std/string/struct.String.html#method.into_chars)
- [`string::IntoChars`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/struct.IntoChars.html)
- [`string::IntoChars::as_str`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/struct.IntoChars.html#method.as_str)
- [`string::IntoChars::into_string`](https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/string/struct.IntoChars.html#method.into_string)

[!TIP]
Use the previous releases for inspiration on how to write the release notes text and which categories to pick.

Release blog section

If this change is notable enough for inclusion in the blog post then this section should be edited to contain a draft for the blog post. Otherwise leave it empty.

[!NOTE]

If a blog post section is required the release-blog-post label should be added (@rustbot label +release-blog-post) to this issue as otherwise it may be missed by the release team.

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