>>Actually I wouldn't be surprised if the compiler optimised it out to
>>string s = "TomDickHarry";
>>but I haven't time to check :-{
>>OTOH if the values weren't literals I think you'd be right.....
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>I have checked with ild
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>The compiler optimises
>- class properties, ie string s1 = "A" + "b" + "C";
>- assignments in methode, ie string xx = "D" + "E" + "F";

Again, I'm pretty sure that at least in one of the previous versions there was an upper limit
on the number of operands optimizable this way - AFAIR 4. Dunno if that still is the case.

my 0.02€

thomas