IfNullElse
Check if string is null or white spaces and return null alternate value
Source
/// <summary>
/// Check if string is null or white spaces and return a value
/// </summary>
/// <param name="input">string to check</param>
/// <param name="nullAlternateValue">value to be returned in case string is null</param>
/// <returns>string: original or null alternative value</returns>
public static string IfNullElse(this string input, string nullAlternateValue)
{
return (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input)) ? input : nullAlternateValue;
}Example
string s = "test";
MessageBox.Show(s.IfNullElse("Null Alternate Value"));
s = "";
MessageBox.Show(s.IfNullElse("Null Alternate Value"));