Class GorgonNullExtensions

Extension methods for null checking on reference types and nullable types.

Inheritance

object

GorgonNullExtensions

Inherited Members

object.ToString()

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: Gorgon.Core

Assembly: Gorgon.Core.dll

Syntax

public static class GorgonNullExtensions

Methods

AsNullable<T>(object)

Function to return the value as a nullable type.

Declaration

public static T? AsNullable<T>(this object value) where T : struct

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
object	value	The value to convert.

Returns

Type	Description
T?	The value as a nullable value type.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type of value to convert to, must be a value type.

IfNull<T>(object, T)

Function to check an object for null or DBNull and return a substitute value.

Declaration

public static T IfNull<T>(this object value, T substitutionValue)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
object	value	The value to check.
T	substitutionValue	The value used to replace the return value if the original value is null or DBNull.

Returns

Type	Description
T	The original value if not null (or DBNull), or the substitutionValue otherwise.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type of value.

IsNull(object)

Determines whether the specified value is null.

Declaration

public static bool IsNull(this object value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
object	value	The value to check.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the specified value is null; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This will check an object for null and DBNull.