What is the C# equivalent for MFC's CString?
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Probably System.String. But in an effort to provide more useful information:
System.Stringinstances are immutable. Concatenation/substring/etc actually create new string objects, so using a string instance as a buffer for building up output is a really bad idea, in case you were going to do that. Think ofSystem.Stringas aconst CString.System.Text.StringBuilderis used to build up and manipulate string content. It has a.ToString()method you can call to turn its contents into a proper string.- You can use
char[]as a sort of string builder alternative, if you know exactly how long a generated string will turn out to be, but even so you can usenew StringBuilder(length)to specify a default initial capacity. You can then use the relevant append methods without having to keep around an index variable. (StringBuilderdoes that for you.)
As Billy mentioned in the other answer to this question, C# has a keyword string that is essentially a shortcut to the System.String type. Both are completely equivalent, though most coders will LART you if you use the uppercase form.
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Billy ONeal
+1 -- though I think you mean StringBuilder rather than StringBuffer.
Inverse
"most coders will LART you if you use the uppercase form" what is LART btw?
cdhowie
LART can be defined as "to hit over the head with a clue-by-four."
You can try to use String, and see if it helps.
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Billy ONeal
Note that this has additional support in the language in the form of the (lowercase)
string.You know, CString ain't exactly a shining example of OO design done right. MS kept adding member functions to it until it resembled a Swiss army knife... while still missing impotant functions.
Anything you can do with a CString can be better done with the immutable 'System.String` and a number of support classes.
CStringis an MFC class which is not part of standard C++. I have updated the question accordingly.