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String Formatting in C# I couldn’t find a quick reference to .NET string formatting using the String.Format() function, so I created this one (which has also spawned this String Formatting FAQ and strangely enough, this cartoon. When I started working with the .NET framework, one thing puzzled me. I couldn’t find sprintf(). sprintf() is the C function that takes an output buffer, a format string, and any number of arguments, and builds a string for you. For example: char szError[256]; sprintf(szError, “Error %d occurred.\n”, nError); This would write “Error 12 occurred.” into the szError buffer (assuming nError was 12). It’s a basic part of C programming and most C++ programmers still use it though better functionality is available in the STL because sprintf is simple to use and clear. The STL equivalent would be: str Or something close to that. It’s type-safe, and more OO than sprintf, but not as easy to read and not as easy to localize. The .NET framework handles strings very nicely ...

C# Concepts: Value vs Reference Types http://www.albahari.com/value%20vs%20reference%20types.html Introduction One area likely to cause confusion for those coming from a Java or VB6 background is the distinction between value types and reference types in C#. In particular, C# provides two types—class and struct, which are almost the same except that one is a reference type while the other is a value type. This article explores their essential differences, and the practical implications when programming in C#. This article assumes you have a basic knowledge of C#, and are able to define classes and properties. First, What Are Structs? Put simply, structs are cut-down classes. Imagine classes that don’t support inheritance or finalizers, and you have the cut-down version: the struct. Structs are defined in the same way as classes (except with the struct keyword), and apart from the limitations just described, structs can have the same rich members, including fields, methods, properti...

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