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]]

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.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

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.NewLine & "Goo"'.

 

[Mythran]

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.

Ok, thanks Jon.

Mythran