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On 6/29/2011 3:00 PM, Gene Wirchenko wrote:
...
>       I find the .replace() line rather ornamental.  I have even more
> complex parameters so I came up with my .Set() method.  I am surprised
> that there is no such functionality in StringBuilder.
...

Whole line replacement is relatively rare in normal use.

The commonest usage pattern is to create a new StringBuilder
specifically for some complex string build operation. It is modified in
various ways, especially append, until the build is complete. At that
point the toString result is used.

It is relatively rare to decide, part way through a build, to throw away
the work so far and begin again with entirely different contents.

Patricia