One way to format C# strings is to add strings together using the plus-sign operator, such as:

string fileStats =
    "Bytes=" + bytes.ToString() +
    ", Pages=" + pages.ToString() +
    ", Words=" + words.ToString();

This code will correctly produce the desired output but is inefficient and does not scale as well.

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Given a string ‘s’, which of the following expressions is faster?

1. String.IsNullOrEmpty( s )

2. s == null || s.Length == 0

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The .NET string class is quite comprehensive, yet some common string functions are missing or not entirely obvious. This article provides quick tips on using .NET strings.

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