String Concatenation

[luke101]

Hello,
I have a simple question. This code for example

int a = 1;
string b = "cool" + a;

do I have to include the '+' symbol to concat a literal and a variable? I am pretty sure there is a simpler way to do this. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks

[imaginekitty]

... I am pretty sure there is a simpler way to do this. ...

Yeah, i know. Hitting that + key just takes the wind right out of me.

[luke101]

So you are saying there is not an easier way? It will make the code a whole lot easier to read if the '+' symbol was not there. In PHP you do not need symbols to concat variables and literals and it makes it so much easier to read.

[honeymonster]

The concatenation operator is nessecary in C#.

But let us completely ruin your day: Your code will not work, as you are concatenating a string and an int. You have to somehow convert the int to a string, e.g. like: string b = "cool" + a.ToString();

[snomag]

Morning,

I might be wrong, but for some reason I think when you concatenate to a string, the ToStrint() method's automatically called.

[Lars]

How about:

b = String.Format("cool {0}", a.ToString());

[ailon]

Another option is to use

string b = String.Concat("cool", a);

This way you can get away without using ToString() (AFAIR) but it doesn't get any easier