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How to Toggle String Case in .NET

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14 Feb 2011CPOL 200.5K   8   27
Shows how to toggle the contents of a string from upper case to lower, or vice versa
The following snippet shows how to toggle string casing in .NET:

C#
public string ToggleCase(string input)
{
    string result = string.Empty;
    char[] inputArray = input.ToCharArray();

    foreach (char c in inputArray)
    {
        if (char.IsLower(c))
            result += c.ToString().ToUpper();
        else if (char.IsUpper(c))
            result += c.ToString().ToLower();
        else
            result += c.ToString();
    }

    return result;
}


This code snippet could be simplified as follows:
C#
public string ToggleCase(string input)
{
    string result = string.Empty;
    char[] inputArray = input.ToCharArray();
    foreach (char c in inputArray)
    {
        if (char.IsLower(c))
            result += Char.ToUpper(c);
        else
            result += Char.ToLower(c);
    }
    return result;
}


But still performance of Alternate 1 and Alternate 2 is 2...3 times better than of this one: see the online comparative test at: http://webinfocentral.com/resources/toggleCaseAlgorithm.aspx[^]

Regards,
Alex Bell

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Comments and Discussions

 
GeneralRe: 1. Thanks for your note: I typically use "Add comment" becau... Pin
DrABELL23-Feb-11 15:23
DrABELL23-Feb-11 15:23 
GeneralReason for my vote of 1 result = instead of StringBuilder Pin
Selvin9-Dec-11 5:57
Selvin9-Dec-11 5:57 
GeneralAre you going to add the other alternatives to your webinfoc... Pin
SimmoTech23-Mar-11 23:06
SimmoTech23-Mar-11 23:06 
GeneralGot the highest number of alternatives.. I have not seen cod... Pin
Pravin Patil, Mumbai8-Mar-11 22:47
Pravin Patil, Mumbai8-Mar-11 22:47 
GeneralTwo fastest Toggle Case Algorithms (Ayoola-Bell and Bell-Ned... Pin
DrABELL23-Feb-11 9:01
DrABELL23-Feb-11 9:01 
GeneralRe: I know, I was just saying that those faster solutions do not... Pin
AspDotNetDev23-Feb-11 12:51
protectorAspDotNetDev23-Feb-11 12:51 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 I am giving my vote of 5 because the... Pin
DrABELL14-Feb-11 17:29
DrABELL14-Feb-11 17:29 
GeneralRe: Actually, the performance can be increased by a multiple of ... Pin
AspDotNetDev23-Feb-11 7:57
protectorAspDotNetDev23-Feb-11 7:57 
General[edit] made variable names more C#-ish. (no vote from me, b... Pin
Indivara14-Feb-11 14:08
professionalIndivara14-Feb-11 14:08 
GeneralReason for my vote of 5 the way to toggle the string is opti... Pin
shadi_abushaar13-Feb-11 1:54
shadi_abushaar13-Feb-11 1:54 
GeneralRe: you have a strange idea of "optimal"... Pin
Seishin#9-Dec-11 0:16
Seishin#9-Dec-11 0:16 
GeneralReason for my vote of 3 Neat idea, poorly implemented. Appen... Pin
AspDotNetDev9-Feb-11 14:01
protectorAspDotNetDev9-Feb-11 14:01 
GeneralAs FYI: High Resolution timer added to the test page Pin
DrABELL25-Feb-11 13:40
DrABELL25-Feb-11 13:40 
GeneralSuggestion: to post a summary of this discussion, highlighting the best Algorithms Pin
DrABELL24-Feb-11 14:32
DrABELL24-Feb-11 14:32 
GeneralRe: Suggestion: to post a summary of this discussion, highlighting the best Algorithms Pin
Manas Bhardwaj25-Feb-11 0:52
professionalManas Bhardwaj25-Feb-11 0:52 
QuestionWhy? Pin
Andrew Rissing10-Feb-11 3:57
Andrew Rissing10-Feb-11 3:57 
AnswerRe: Why? Pin
Manas Bhardwaj10-Feb-11 4:12
professionalManas Bhardwaj10-Feb-11 4:12 
GeneralRe: Why? Toggle Case option is included in MS Word, it's a valuable feature Pin
DrABELL24-Feb-11 4:19
DrABELL24-Feb-11 4:19 
AnswerRe: Why? Pin
DrABELL14-Feb-11 16:25
DrABELL14-Feb-11 16:25 
Andrew-

String operations represent one of the most fundamental IT tasks, thus having effective solution to seemingly "pure academic" problem makes sense. As a possible practical scenario: imagine that someone typed the text line with Caps-Lock "ON"; then this solution could be rather handy to correct the case.

Best regards,
Alex
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Andrew Rissing15-Feb-11 4:27
Andrew Rissing15-Feb-11 4:27 
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DrABELL15-Feb-11 8:46
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damnedyankee24-Feb-11 1:27
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