ThrowIfDefault
Throws a given Exception if the given object is equal to the default value for the type
Source
public static T ThrowIfDefault<T>(this T val, Func<Exception> exceptionFunc)
{
//found here
//http://www.extensionmethod.net/csharp/object/isdefaultfortype
if(val.IsDefaultForType())
throw exceptionFunc();
return val;
}Example
var emailData = GetActiveEmailByName(emailName);
emailData.ThrowIfDefault(() => new InvalidOperationException("Unable to load email settings. Is the webconfig key 'EmailName' correct and the record active?"));