String output: format or concat in C#?

Question

Let\'s say that you want to output or concat strings. Which of the following styles do you prefer?

• var p = new { FirstName = \"Bill\", LastName = \"Ga

Answer 1

For very simple manipulation I'd use concatenation, but once you get beyond 2 or 3 elements Format becomes more appropriate IMO.

Another reason to prefer String.Format is that .NET strings are immutable and doing it this way creates fewer temporary/intermediate copies.