Regex.IsMatch vs string.Contains

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For simple cases String.Contains will give you better performance but String.Contains will not allow you to do complex pattern matching. Use String.Contains for non-pattern matching scenarios (like the one in your example) and use regular expressions for scenarios in which you need to do more complex pattern matching.

A regular expression has a certain amount of overhead associated with it (expression parsing, compilation, execution, etc.) that a simple method like String.Contains simply does not have which is why String.Contains will outperform a regular expression in examples like yours.

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