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Prefer UTF8 string literals

EditorConfig key: csharp-style-prefer-utf8-string-literals

Prefer UTF8 string literals

csharp-style-prefer-utf8-string-literals

This option controls whether UTF-8 string literals should be preferred over byte arrays with UTF-8 encoded content.

Default value:

true

Possible values:

  • true
  • false

Examples

true
var s = new byte[] { 65, 66 };
false
var s = "AB"u8;