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What's the difference between String and string?
In C#, what is the difference between String and string? (note the case)
Example:
string s = "Hello, World";
String S = "Hello, World";
Also, what are the guidelines for the use of each?
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String vs string in C# [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
In C# what is the difference between String and string
In C# the string keyword (highlighted in Visual Studio as a data type) is just a shortcut to the String class ...
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.NET String to byte Array C#
How do I convert a string to a byte array in .NET (C#)?
Update: Also please explain why encoding should be taken into consideration. Can't I simply get what bytes the string has been stored in? Why ...
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What's the @ in front of a string in C#?
This is a .NET question for C# (or possibly VB.net), but I am trying to figure out what's the difference between the following declarations:
string hello = "hello";
vs.
string hello_alias = ...
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26answers
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C# String enums
I have the following enumeration:
public enum AuthenticationMethod
{
FORMS = 1,
WINDOWSAUTHENTICATION = 2,
SINGLESIGNON = 3
}
The problem however is that I need the word "FORMS" when I ...
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8answers
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In C#, why is String a reference type that behaves like a value type?
A String is a reference type even though it has most of the characteristics of a value type such as being immutable and having == overloaded to compare the text rather than making sure they reference ...
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18answers
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How would you count occurences of a string within a string (C#)?
I am doing something where I realised I wanted to count how many /s I could find in a string, and then it struck me, that there were about several ways to do it, but couldn't decide on what the best ...
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10answers
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What's the best string concatenation method using C#?
What's the most efficient way to concatenate strings?
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votes
13answers
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Why .NET String is immutable?
As we all know, String is immutable. What are the reasons for String being immutable and the introduction of StringBuilder class as mutable?
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How do I replace multiple spaces with a single space in C#?
How can I replace multiple spaces in a string with only one space in C#?
Example:
1 2 3 4 5
would be:
1 2 3 4 5
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C# String output: format or concat?
Let's say that you want to output or concat strings, what style do you prefer:
var p = new { FirstName = "Bill", LastName = "Gates" };
Console.WriteLine("{0} {1}", p.FirstName, ...
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Are string.Equals() and == operator really same?
Are they really same? Today, I ran into this problem. Here is the dump from the Immediate Window:
?s
"Category"
?tvi.Header
"Category"
?s == tvi.Header
false
?s.Equals(tvi.Header)
true
?s == ...
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4answers
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How to escape brackets in a format string in .Net
How can brackets be escaped in a C# format string so, something like :
String val = "1,2,3"
String.Format(" foo {{0}}", val);
doesn't throw a parse exception but actually outputs the string " foo ...
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votes
9answers
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Differences in string compare methods in C#
Comparing string in C# is pretty simple. In fact there are several ways to do it. I have listed some in the block below. What I am curious about are the differences between them and when one should ...
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How can I strip HTML tags from a string in ASP.NET?
Using ASP.NET, how can I strip the HTML tags from a given string reliably (i.e. not using regex)? I am looking for something like PHP's strip_tags.
Example:
...
