使用string.Create()并在方法中避免使用throw关键字(是的，您没有看错)，我们可以进一步采用Marcell的答案。此外，我的方法处理任意长度的字符串(例如，几兆字节的文本)。

public static string L33t(this string s)
{
    static void ThrowError() => throw new ArgumentException("There is no first letter");

    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(s))
        ThrowError();                      // No "throw" keyword to avoid costly IL

    return string.Create(s.Length, s, (chars, state) =>
    {
        state.AsSpan().CopyTo(chars);      // No slicing to save some CPU cycles
        chars[0] = char.ToUpper(chars[0]);
    });
}

性能

下面是在。net Core 3.1.7 64位上运行的基准测试的数据。我添加了一个更长的字符串，以精确计算额外拷贝的成本。

完整的测试代码

using System;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
using BenchmarkDotNet.Running;

namespace CorePerformanceTest
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var summary = BenchmarkRunner.Run<StringUpperTest>();
        }
    }

    public class StringUpperTest
    {
        [Params("red", "red house", "red red red red red red red red red red red red red red red red red red red red red house")]
        public string Data;

        [Benchmark]
        public string Marcell() => Data.Marcell();

        [Benchmark]
        public string L33t() => Data.L33t();
    }

    internal static class StringExtensions
    {
        public static string Marcell(this string s)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(s))
                throw new ArgumentException("There is no first letter");

            Span<char> a = stackalloc char[s.Length];
            s.AsSpan(1).CopyTo(a.Slice(1));
            a[0] = char.ToUpper(s[0]);
            return new string(a);
        }

        public static string L33t(this string s)
        {
            static void ThrowError() => throw new ArgumentException("There is no first letter");

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(s))
                ThrowError(); // IMPORTANT: Do not "throw" here!

            return string.Create(s.Length, s, (chars, state) =>
            {
                state.AsSpan().CopyTo(chars);
                chars[0] = char.ToUpper(chars[0]);
            });
        }
    }
}

如果你能让它更快，请告诉我!

 private string capitalizeFirstCharacter(string format)
 {
     if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(format))
         return string.Empty;
     else
         return char.ToUpper(format[0]) + format.ToLower().Substring(1);
 }

下面是对我有用的代码:

private string StringLetterUppercase(string input)
{
    if (input == null)
    {
        throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(input));
    }
    else if (input == "")
    {
        throw new ArgumentException($"{nameof(input)} cannot be empty", nameof(input));
    }
    else
    {
        return input.First().ToString().ToUpper() + input.Substring(1);
    }
}

我想提供一个“最大性能”的答案。在我看来，“最大性能”的答案抓住了所有的场景，并提供了解释这些场景的问题的答案。所以，这是我的答案。原因如下:

IsNullOrWhiteSpace accounts for strings that are just spaces or null/empty. .Trim() removes white space from the front and back of the string. .First() takes the first element of an IEnumerable<TSource> (or string). We should check to see if it is a letter that can/should be uppercase. We then add the rest of the string, only if the length indicates we should. By .NET best practice, we should provide a culture under System.Globalization.CultureInfo. Providing them as optional parameters makes this method totally reusable, without having to type the chosen culture every time. I also noticed that my and most of these answers did not maintain the whitespace at the beginning of the string. This will also show how to maintain that whitespace. //Capitalize the first letter disregard all chars using regex. public static string RegCapString(this string instring, string culture = "en-US", bool useSystem = false) { if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instring)) { return instring; } var m = Regex.Match(instring, "[A-Za-z]").Index; return instring.Substring(0, m) + instring[m].ToString().ToUpper(new CultureInfo(culture, useSystem)) + instring.Substring(m + 1); } //Capitalize first char if it is a letter disregard white space. public static string CapString(this string instring, string culture = "en-US", bool useSystem = false) { if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(instring) || !char.IsLetter(instring.Trim().First())) { return instring; } var whiteSpaces = instring.Length - instring.TrimStart().Length; return (new string(' ', whiteSpaces)) + instring.Trim().First().ToString().ToUpper(new CultureInfo(culture, useSystem)) + ((instring.TrimStart().Length > 1) ? instring.Substring(whiteSpaces + 1) : ""); }

检查字符串是否为空，将第一个字符转换为大写字母，其余字符转换为小写字母:

public static string FirstCharToUpper(string str)
{
    return str?.First().ToString().ToUpper() + str?.Substring(1).ToLower();
}

由于这个问题是关于最大化性能的，我采用了Darren的版本来使用跨度，这减少了垃圾，并提高了大约10%的速度。

/// <summary>
/// Returns the input string with the first character converted to uppercase
/// </summary>
public static string ToUpperFirst(this string s)
{
    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(s))
        throw new ArgumentException("There is no first letter");

    Span<char> a = stackalloc char[s.Length];
    s.AsSpan(1).CopyTo(a.Slice(1));
    a[0] = char.ToUpper(s[0]);
    return new string(a);
}

性能

完整的测试代码

using System;
using System.Linq;

using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;

namespace CorePerformanceTest
{
    public class StringUpperTest
    {
        [Params("red", "red house")]
        public string Data;

        [Benchmark]
        public string Carlos() => Data.Carlos();

        [Benchmark]
        public string Darren() => Data.Darren();

        [Benchmark]
        public string Marcell() => Data.Marcell();
    }

    internal static class StringExtensions
    {
        public static string Carlos(this string input) =>
            input switch
            {
                null => throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(input)),
                "" => throw new ArgumentException($"{nameof(input)} cannot be empty", nameof(input)),
                _ => input.First().ToString().ToUpper() + input.Substring(1)
            };

        public static string Darren(this string s)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(s))
                throw new ArgumentException("There is no first letter");

            char[] a = s.ToCharArray();
            a[0] = char.ToUpper(a[0]);
            return new string(a);
        }

        public static string Marcell(this string s)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(s))
                throw new ArgumentException("There is no first letter");

            Span<char> a = stackalloc char[s.Length];
            s.AsSpan(1).CopyTo(a.Slice(1));
            a[0] = char.ToUpper(s[0]);
            return new string(a);
        }
    }

}