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QuestionHow to convert Persian date representation? Pin
Alex Dunlop15-Sep-21 20:31
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Richard Deeming16-Sep-21 4:53
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I was simply referring to the fact that a DateTime is a value type, whereas String is a reference type. Allocation of value types tends to be "cheaper" than reference types.

Jon's workaround is good, but could be improved in .NET Core 2.1, or even in .NET Framework 4.7.2+ with a reference to the System.Memory package and a couple of helpers defined. Smile | :)
C#
#if NETSTANDARD2_0
namespace System.Buffers
{
    public delegate void SpanAction<T, in TArg>(Span<T> span, TArg arg);
}
#endif

static class StringHelpers
{
    public static string Create<TArg>(int length, TArg state, SpanAction<char, TArg> action)
    {
        if (length < 0) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(length));
        if (action is null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(action));
        if (length == 0) return string.Empty;

#if NETSTANDARD2_0
        unsafe
        {
            var str = new string('\0', length);
            fixed (char* chars = str)
            {
                var span = new Span<char>(chars, length);
                action(span, state);
            }

            return str;
        }
#else
        return string.Create(length, state, action);
#endif
    }
}
C#
public static string FormatDateTime(DateTime dt) => StringHelpers.Create(21, dt, static (buffer, date) =>
{
    int value = date.Day;
    buffer[0] = (char)('0' + (value / 10));
    buffer[1] = (char)('0' + (value % 10));
    
    buffer[2] = '.';
    
    value = date.Month;
    buffer[3] = (char)('0' + (value / 10));
    buffer[4] = (char)('0' + (value % 10));
    
    buffer[5] = '.';
    
    value = date.Year;
    buffer[6] = (char)('0' + ((value / 10) % 10));
    buffer[7] = (char)('0' + (value % 10));
    
    buffer[8] = ' ';
    
    value = date.Hour;
    buffer[9] = (char)('0' + (value / 10));
    buffer[10] = (char)('0' + (value % 10));
    
    buffer[11] = ':';
    
    value = date.Minute;
    buffer[12] = (char)('0' + (value / 10));
    buffer[13] = (char)('0' + (value % 10));
    
    buffer[14] = ':';
    
    value = date.Second;
    buffer[15] = (char)('0' + (value / 10));
    buffer[16] = (char)('0' + (value % 10));
    
    buffer[17] = ':';
    
    value = date.Millisecond;
    buffer[18] = (char)('0' + ((value / 100) % 10));
    buffer[19] = (char)('0' + ((value / 10) % 10));
    buffer[20] = (char)('0' + (value % 10));
});
Rather than allocating a new 21-character char array on every call, and then having the string constructor copy that array to its internal storage, this new version writes the values directly to the string's internal storage. It does have to allocate a delegate for the SpanAction, but since it's a static lambda, that only happens once per AppDomain. Smile | :)

If you're using .NET Core 2.1 or later, or .NET 5, you can drop the helpers and just use string.Create directly.

Creating Strings with No Allocation Overhead Using String.Create - Steve Gordon - Code with Steve[^]



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