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What is the best way to manage a series of null checks in a collection in c#?

asked 2022-02-25 11:00:00 +0000

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answered 2023-02-08 04:00:00 +0000

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One of the best ways to manage a series of null checks in a collection in C# is to use LINQ's extension methods. You can use methods like Where() or FirstOrDefault() on the collection to filter out the null elements or to retrieve the first non-null element.

For example, to retrieve the first non-null element from a List<string>, you can write:

string firstNonNullElement = list.FirstOrDefault(s => s != null);

This code filters out all the null elements from the list and retrieves the first non-null element.

Similarly, to retrieve all the non-null elements from a List<string>, you can write:

var nonNullElements = list.Where(s => s != null);

This code returns an IEnumerable<string> that contains only the non-null elements from the list.

Using LINQ's extension methods can make your code more concise and readable, and it can also save you from writing multiple null checks.

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