Why isn't there an StringBuilder.Append overload with StringBuilder as argument?

Why isn't there an StringBuilder.Append() overload with a StringBuilder as
argument?
Is there a reason that I missed?

Jul 22 '05 #1

1798

I think there isn't because it would be useless. Now you can do:

....
stringBuilder2.Append(stringBuilder1.ToString());
....

I find no reason why one need such method.
"cody" <de********@gmx.de> escribió en el mensaje
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Why isn't there an StringBuilder.Append() overload with a StringBuilder as
argument?
Is there a reason that I missed?

Jul 22 '05 #2

cody

> I think there isn't because it would be useless. Now you can do:

...
stringBuilder2.Append(stringBuilder1.ToString());
...

I find no reason why one need such method.

Your "reason" would make all of the existing 19 overloads of StringBuilder
"useless".
The problem is that stringBuilder1.ToString() creates a new string which I
want to avoid.

Jul 22 '05 #3

Patrice

How do you build the other one ? You could perhaps reuse it ie. using a
single string builder rather than creating separately two of them and then
combining them ?
--

"cody" <de********@gmx.de> a écrit dans le message de
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I think there isn't because it would be useless. Now you can do:

...
stringBuilder2.Append(stringBuilder1.ToString());
...

I find no reason why one need such method.
Your "reason" would make all of the existing 19 overloads of

StringBuilder "useless".
The problem is that stringBuilder1.ToString() creates a new string which I
want to avoid.

Jul 22 '05 #4

cody

Sure I could do that. But Iam asking why StringBuilder doesn't support that.
There must be a technical reason. Maybe it has something to do with
threadsafety.
"Patrice" <no****@nowhere.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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How do you build the other one ? You could perhaps reuse it ie. using a
single string builder rather than creating separately two of them and then
combining them ?
--

"cody" <de********@gmx.de> a écrit dans le message de
news:eU**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
I think there isn't because it would be useless. Now you can do:

...
stringBuilder2.Append(stringBuilder1.ToString());
...

I find no reason why one need such method.

Your "reason" would make all of the existing 19 overloads of

StringBuilder
"useless".
The problem is that stringBuilder1.ToString() creates a new string which I want to avoid.

Jul 22 '05 #5

Simon Svensson

StringBuilder works internally with a large string, inserting data at an
incrementing position. For example, Append(bool value) calls return
this.Append(value.ToString()), where Append(string value) does the real
appending. Append(object value) works in the same way.

So if there would be a Append(StringBuilder value), it would internally
still call Append(value.ToString()), thus making it equal to call
Append(myStringBuilder.ToString()).

cody wrote:

Why isn't there an StringBuilder.Append() overload with a StringBuilder as
argument?
Is there a reason that I missed?

Jul 22 '05 #6

Jon Skeet [C# MVP]

Simon Svensson <ta*****@tant102.mine.nu> wrote:

StringBuilder works internally with a large string, inserting data at an
incrementing position. For example, Append(bool value) calls return
this.Append(value.ToString()), where Append(string value) does the real
appending. Append(object value) works in the same way.

So if there would be a Append(StringBuilder value), it would internally
still call Append(value.ToString()), thus making it equal to call
Append(myStringBuilder.ToString()).

Not quite equal - after calling myStringBuilder.ToString(), any appends
to myStringBuilder have to create a new string, whereas with suitable
support in StringBuilder, that wouldn't be necessary.

--
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http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
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Jul 22 '05 #7

Patrice

Rather conceptual than technical IMO. It was just intended to build a whole
string using a single StringBuilder ;-)

For example if you push further the use of several stringbuilders and
merging them, you are on a path that is not that different to the initial
situation for strings (you'll finally ends up with copying strings to a
memory location just to move them at some other place shortly).

--
Patrice

"cody" <de********@gmx.de> a écrit dans le message de
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Sure I could do that. But Iam asking why StringBuilder doesn't support that. There must be a technical reason. Maybe it has something to do with
threadsafety.
"Patrice" <no****@nowhere.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:u5**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
How do you build the other one ? You could perhaps reuse it ie. using a
single string builder rather than creating separately two of them and then
combining them ?
--

"cody" <de********@gmx.de> a écrit dans le message de
news:eU**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> I think there isn't because it would be useless. Now you can do:
>
> ...
> stringBuilder2.Append(stringBuilder1.ToString());
> ...
>
> I find no reason why one need such method.

Your "reason" would make all of the existing 19 overloads of StringBuilder
"useless".
The problem is that stringBuilder1.ToString() creates a new string

which I want to avoid.

Jul 22 '05 #8

cody

Maybe you're right, it sounds quite logical, but I suspect there are
situations where it actually could be useful.
"Patrice" <no****@nowhere.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:uA**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

Rather conceptual than technical IMO. It was just intended to build a whole string using a single StringBuilder ;-)

For example if you push further the use of several stringbuilders and
merging them, you are on a path that is not that different to the initial
situation for strings (you'll finally ends up with copying strings to a
memory location just to move them at some other place shortly).

--
Patrice

"cody" <de********@gmx.de> a écrit dans le message de
news:ut**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
Sure I could do that. But Iam asking why StringBuilder doesn't support

that.
There must be a technical reason. Maybe it has something to do with
threadsafety.
"Patrice" <no****@nowhere.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:u5**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
How do you build the other one ? You could perhaps reuse it ie. using a single string builder rather than creating separately two of them and then combining them ?
--

"cody" <de********@gmx.de> a écrit dans le message de
news:eU**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > I think there isn't because it would be useless. Now you can do:
> >
> > ...
> > stringBuilder2.Append(stringBuilder1.ToString());
> > ...
> >
> > I find no reason why one need such method.
>
> Your "reason" would make all of the existing 19 overloads of
StringBuilder
> "useless".
> The problem is that stringBuilder1.ToString() creates a new string

which
I
> want to avoid.
>
>

Jul 22 '05 #9

Patrice

Have you checked ToString ? Unless you abuse it it should be still quite
quick anyway (this is *repeated* allocations that kills you with strings so
a single copy shouldn't be that harmfull).

You could easily compare the ToString approach and the single StringBuilder
approach and see if it makes a difference in your case...

Happy coding...
--

Patrice

"cody" <de********@gmx.de> a écrit dans le message de
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Maybe you're right, it sounds quite logical, but I suspect there are
situations where it actually could be useful.
"Patrice" <no****@nowhere.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:uA**************@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
Rather conceptual than technical IMO. It was just intended to build a whole
string using a single StringBuilder ;-)

For example if you push further the use of several stringbuilders and
merging them, you are on a path that is not that different to the initial
situation for strings (you'll finally ends up with copying strings to a
memory location just to move them at some other place shortly).

--
Patrice

"cody" <de********@gmx.de> a écrit dans le message de
news:ut**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
Sure I could do that. But Iam asking why StringBuilder doesn't support

that.
There must be a technical reason. Maybe it has something to do with
threadsafety.
"Patrice" <no****@nowhere.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:u5**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> How do you build the other one ? You could perhaps reuse it ie.
using a > single string builder rather than creating separately two of them

and then
> combining them ?
> --
>
> "cody" <de********@gmx.de> a écrit dans le message de
> news:eU**************@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > > I think there isn't because it would be useless. Now you can do:
> > >
> > > ...
> > > stringBuilder2.Append(stringBuilder1.ToString());
> > > ...
> > >
> > > I find no reason why one need such method.
> >
> > Your "reason" would make all of the existing 19 overloads of
> StringBuilder
> > "useless".
> > The problem is that stringBuilder1.ToString() creates a new string

which
I
> > want to avoid.
> >
> >
>
>

Jul 22 '05 #10

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