String constructor doesn't actually always return a new string

[mjwills-k]

Type of issue

Missing information

Description

https://dotnetfiddle.net/rATujf

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.string.-ctor?view=net-8.0#system-string-ctor(system-char()) says "Initializes a new instance". But the above sample shows that isn't always true.

Page URL

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.string.-ctor?view=net-8.0

Content source URL

https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-api-docs/blob/main/xml/System/String.xml

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