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String concatenation using LINQ to create a CSV/PSV string

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29 Jun 2011CPOL 6.3K  
The idea was good, but I think we could probably do something like below:public static string UsingStringJoin(IEnumerable sList, string separator){ return sList.Any() ? string.Join(separator, sList.ToArray()) : string.Empty;}public static string...

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26 Jun 2011JP_Rocks 4 alternatives  
A tip to concatenate a set of strings using comma/pipe
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29 Jun 2011Erich Ledesma
I rather like IEnumerable than IList, parameters should be as general as posible. I think it's really getting very fun up here. Here's my choice, just for strings.public static string Join(this IEnumerable parts, string separator){ if (! parts.Any()) return...
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27 Jun 2011Mario Majčica
Or even better:public static string Join(this IList list, string joinString) { StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(); int listCount = list.Count; int listCountMinusOne = listCount - 1; if (list != null && listCount > 0) { ...
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30 Jun 2011George Swan
You can use the Aggregate method with a StringBuilder. I've modified Eric's alternative in order to save a bit of code. Only one return statement is needed as an empty StringBuilder returns an empty string.public static string Join(this IEnumerable parts, string separator) { ...

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