IsNullThenEmpty
A handy extension method for System.String that eliminates this pattern when trying to avoid null reference exceptions. if (someString==null) someString=string.Empty;
Source
/// <summary>
/// if the string is NULL, converts it to string.empty. Helpful when trying to avoid null conditions.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="inString"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string IsNullThenEmpty(this string inString)
{
if (inString==null)
return string.Empty;
else
return inString;
}Example
string theUserData = someTextBox.Text.IsNullThenEmpty();