GetValueOrDefault
Some time you want to get a nested property but a property in the chain is null then to avoid exception of Null Exception you must check all property in chain opposite of null
Source
public static T2 GetValueOrDefault<T1, T2>(this T1 prop1, Func<T1, T2> prop2)
{
return prop1 != null ? prop2(prop1) : default(T2);
}
public static T3 GetValueOrDefault<T1, T2, T3>(this T1 prop1, Func<T1, T2> prop2, Func<T2, T3> prop3)
{
var prop = prop1.GetValueOrDefault(prop2);
return Comparer<T2>.Default.Compare(prop, default(T2)) != 0 ? prop3(prop) : default(T3);
}
public static T4 GetValueOrDefault<T1, T2, T3, T4>(this T1 prop1, Func<T1, T2> prop2, Func<T2, T3> prop3, Func<T3, T4> prop4)
{
var prop = prop1.GetValueOrDefault(prop2, prop3);
return Comparer<T3>.Default.Compare(prop, default(T3)) != 0 ? prop4(prop) : default(T4);
}
public static T5 GetValueOrDefault<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5>(this T1 prop1, Func<T1, T2> prop2, Func<T2, T3> prop3, Func<T3, T4> prop4, Func<T4, T5> prop5)
{
var prop = prop1.GetValueOrDefault(prop2, prop3, prop4);
return Comparer<T4>.Default.Compare(prop, default(T4)) != 0 ? prop5(prop) : default(T5);
}
public static T6 GetValueOrDefault<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>(this T1 prop1, Func<T1, T2> prop2, Func<T2, T3> prop3, Func<T3, T4> prop4, Func<T4, T5> prop5, Func<T5, T6> prop6)
{
var prop = prop1.GetValueOrDefault(prop2, prop3, prop4, prop5);
return Comparer<T5>.Default.Compare(prop, default(T5)) != 0 ? prop6(prop) : default(T6);
}
public static T7 GetValueOrDefault<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7>(this T1 prop1, Func<T1, T2> prop2, Func<T2, T3> prop3, Func<T3, T4> prop4, Func<T4, T5> prop5, Func<T5, T6> prop6, Func<T6, T7> prop7)
{
var prop = prop1.GetValueOrDefault(prop2, prop3, prop4, prop5, prop6);
return Comparer<T6>.Default.Compare(prop, default(T6)) != 0 ? prop7(prop) : default(T7);
}Example
class A { public B b { get; set; } }
class B { public C c { get; set; } }
class C { public D d { get; set; } }
class D { public int value { get; set; } }
var a = new A();
a.b = new B();
a.b.c = null;
var temp = a.b.c.d.value;//Exception!
var betterTemp=a.GetValueOrDefault(p=>p.b,p=>p.c,p=>p.d,p=>p.value);
//better is null without exception