In C#, should I use string.Empty or String.Empty or "" to intitialize a string?
In C#, should I use string.Empty or String.Empty or "" to intitialize a string?
In C#, should I use string.Empty or String.Empty or "" to intitialize a string?
Re: In C#, should I use string.Empty or String.Empty or "" to intitialize a string?
**Use whatever you and your team find the most readable.**
Other answers have suggested that a new string is created every time you use `""`. This is not true - due to string interning, it will be created either once per assembly or once per AppDomain (or possibly once for the whole process - not sure on that front). This difference is negligible - massively, *massively* insignificant.
Which you find more readable is a different matter, however. It's subjective and will vary from person to person - so I suggest you find out what most people on your team like, and all go with that for consistency. Personally I find `""` easier to read.
The argument that `""` and `" "` are easily mistaken for each other doesn't really wash with me. Unless you're using a proportional font (and I haven't worked with *any* developers who do) it's pretty easy to tell the difference.
Other answers have suggested that a new string is created every time you use `""`. This is not true - due to string interning, it will be created either once per assembly or once per AppDomain (or possibly once for the whole process - not sure on that front). This difference is negligible - massively, *massively* insignificant.
Which you find more readable is a different matter, however. It's subjective and will vary from person to person - so I suggest you find out what most people on your team like, and all go with that for consistency. Personally I find `""` easier to read.
The argument that `""` and `" "` are easily mistaken for each other doesn't really wash with me. Unless you're using a proportional font (and I haven't worked with *any* developers who do) it's pretty easy to tell the difference.