>>>Hi everybody,
>>>
>>>In C# I can use this syntax
>>>

>>>string myString = @"My very long
>>>multi line
>>>string";

>>>
>>>Is there anything like this in VB.NET or I have to split my command using + sign?
>>
>>
>>Think you have to split
>>
>>

>>    Sub Main()
>>		Dim s As String = "abc " _
>>			  & "ppp " _
>>			  & "qqq"
>>
>>
>>
>>		Console.WriteLine(" {0}", s)
>>		Console.ReadLine()
>>
>>    End Sub
>>

Hi,
>I don't think the line continuation character is needed if you place the ampersand (or plus sign) at the end of the 'line'. e.g.

Dim s As String = "abc " &
>"ppp " &
>"qqq"

Didn't know that - neither did I know the

<string>
zzz
</string>.Value

But me and VB, eh


>Just one of those VB things :-{ . But you and Craig are right in saying StringBuilder isn't a good option in this situation...

Nowhere in this thread did I mention StringBuilder - I did in the past

It's all about optimization. Using a StringBuilder also creates an object that has to be garbage collected