String Performance: Comparing Strings with Globalization

In the String Performance chapter of my code performance book, I demonstrated how to use Compare(), but it’s essential to always use it with a StringComparison, as shown below.

bool result = string.Compare(email1, email2,                              
    StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase)

Benchmark Results

Here are the benchmark results for your reference.

Depending on the strings being compared, I recommend using either one of the cultures or one of the ordinals.

When I setup my EditorConfig it looks like this:
dotnet_diagnostic.CA1862.severity = warning

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