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ValueStringBuilder: a stack-based string-builder
A deep dive on StringBuilder - Part 6
In this post I discuss the ValueStringBuilder type, used internally in .NET as a zero/low-allocation alternative to StringBuilder…
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Reducing allocations by caching with StringBuilderCache
A deep dive on StringBuilder - Part 5
In this post I look at the internal StringBuilderCache type, benchmark it against a StringBuilder, and walk through the code to show how it works.…
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Inserting and removing characters
A deep dive on StringBuilder - Part 4
In this post we look at the Insert() and Remove() functions, which can involve tricky manipulations of chunks in the middle of the linked list…
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Converting chunks to a string with ToString()
A deep dive on StringBuilder - Part 3
In this post I look at StringBuilder.ToString(), show how multiple chunk arrays are converted to a string, and compare it to .NET Framework's approach.…
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Appending strings, built-in types, and lists
A deep dive on StringBuilder - Part 2
In this post I look at how StringBuilder appends strings, ints, and doubles efficiently. We also look at how it adds lists with a separator.…
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The overall design and a first look at the internals
A deep dive on StringBuilder - Part 1
In this post I take an initial look at the StringBuilder type, show how it's designed, and dive into the source code to see how it works…
