Resolved Improving string.IsNullOrEmpty readability

[endyourif]

I'm really proud of this code readability improvement for the string.IsNullOrEmpty by creating a HasValue function

 

[JohnH]

Nullables HasValue mean just null, it doesn't for example mean an int with value 0. Similar an empty string is still a value, but you could argue that a null and empty string compares as equal values.
I would rather name the extension the same as the original though, since it is more accurate and I wouldn't have to think too much about what it actually means in different circumstances.

 

[rakit]

i normally use NullOrEmpty() name

 

[jmcilhinney]

I would rather name the extension the same as the original though, since it is more accurate and I wouldn't have to think too much about what it actually means in different circumstances.

Indeed. Writing IsNotNullOrEmpty and IsNotNullOrWhitespace methods seems the better option. Using HasValue precludes an equivalent for IsNullOrWhitespace so you back yourself into a corner on that.

 

[NoUserHere]

To avoid the null exception in the string. An exception will be thrown if you access str.Length :

            string str = null;
            bool x = str.Length > 0;

You can do :

            string str = null;
            bool x = str?.Length > 0;