Concatenation - String.Concat

[Mythran]

Out of curiosity, only, which is recommended for SHORT concatenation.. .or
concatenating two or three strings that are relatively small in size?

Dim a As String = "bah"
Dim b As String = "bah2"
Dim c As String = a & b
Dim d As String = String.Concat(a , b)

string a = "bah";
string b = "bah2";
string c = a + b;
string d = string.Concat(a , b);

Like I said, doesn't really matter .. but sometimes I use one, and other
times I use the other. Is there a recommended one? Should I use the
concatenation operator (+/&) for small, known strings and Concat method when
the size/number of strings is unknown?

Thanks,
Mythran

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Mythran <ki********@hot mail.comREMOVET RAIL> wrote:

Out of curiosity, only, which is recommended for SHORT concatenation.. .or
concatenating two or three strings that are relatively small in size?

Dim a As String = "bah"
Dim b As String = "bah2"
Dim c As String = a & b
Dim d As String = String.Concat(a , b)

string a = "bah";
string b = "bah2";
string c = a + b;
string d = string.Concat(a , b);

Like I said, doesn't really matter .. but sometimes I use one, and other
times I use the other. Is there a recommended one? Should I use the
concatenation operator (+/&) for small, known strings and Concat method when
the size/number of strings is unknown?

They compile to the same code - the compiler uses String.Concat
internally. However, I believe that using the operator is usually more
readable than using string.Concat explicitly.

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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

"Mythran" <ki********@hot mail.comREMOVET RAIL> schrieb:

Out of curiosity, only, which is recommended for SHORT concatenation.. .or
concatenating two or three strings that are relatively small in size?

Dim a As String = "bah"
Dim b As String = "bah2"
Dim c As String = a & b
Dim d As String = String.Concat(a , b)

string a = "bah";
string b = "bah2";
string c = a + b;
string d = string.Concat(a , b);

Like I said, doesn't really matter .. but sometimes I use one, and other
times I use the other. Is there a recommended one? Should I use the
concatenation operator (+/&) for small, known strings and Concat method
when

I suggest to use the '&' operator in the examples described above. This
will enable the compiler to concatenate string literals at compile time in
some cases such as '"Bla" & ControlChars.Ne wLine & "Goo"'.

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[Mythran]

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Mythran <ki********@hot mail.comREMOVET RAIL> wrote:

Out of curiosity, only, which is recommended for SHORT concatenation.. .or
concatenating two or three strings that are relatively small in size?

Dim a As String = "bah"
Dim b As String = "bah2"
Dim c As String = a & b
Dim d As String = String.Concat(a , b)

string a = "bah";
string b = "bah2";
string c = a + b;
string d = string.Concat(a , b);

Like I said, doesn't really matter .. but sometimes I use one, and other
times I use the other. Is there a recommended one? Should I use the
concatenation operator (+/&) for small, known strings and Concat method
when
the size/number of strings is unknown?

They compile to the same code - the compiler uses String.Concat
internally. However, I believe that using the operator is usually more
readable than using string.Concat explicitly.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.co m>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too

Ok, thanks Jon.

Mythran