String vs string in C#

c# .net performance string types
mmutilva picture mmutilva · Oct 18, 2008 · Viewed 58.3k times · Source

Example (note the case):

string s = "Hello world!";
String s = "Hello world!";

What are the guidelines for the use of each? And what are the differences?

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