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Why foreach Is Sometimes Slower Than for

- 29.01.26 - ErcanOPAK

Not always — but when it matters, it matters.

Reason

  • Enumerator allocations

  • Interface dispatch

  • Bounds checks differ

Critical paths
Use for on arrays and spans.

for (int i = 0; i < arr.Length; i++)
{
    Process(arr[i]);
}

 

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