Re: Generating very large string in C#

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Scott M. <s-mar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Still not a good idea if the string is to be built over several steps,
rather than just one assignment. StringBuilder would be better.

Why? I don't see anything in the OP's original post to indicate that
anything beyond a large string is required. Using that constructor is
the simplest way of generating such a string, IMO. In what way would
StringBuilder be better?

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