StringExtensionsToNonNullNorWhiteSpaceT Method

Converts value to string; null objects, DBNull objects, empty strings or all white space strings will return specified nonNullNorWhiteSpaceValue.

Definition

Namespace: Gemstone.StringExtensions
Assembly: Gemstone.Common (in Gemstone.Common.dll) Version: 1.0.128 -- Release Build+d050cfc5563c89a1188cc3c6b2d417530856f490

C#View Source Request Example

public static string ToNonNullNorWhiteSpace<T>(
	this T value,
	string nonNullNorWhiteSpaceValue = "_"
)
where T : class

VBView Source Request Example

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function ToNonNullNorWhiteSpace(Of T As Class) ( 
	value As T,
	Optional nonNullNorWhiteSpaceValue As String = "_"
) As String

C++View Source Request Example

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
generic<typename T>
where T : ref class
static String^ ToNonNullNorWhiteSpace(
	T value, 
	String^ nonNullNorWhiteSpaceValue = L"_"
)

JavaScriptView Source Request Example

JavaScript does not support generic types or methods.

Parameters

value T: Value to convert to string.
nonNullNorWhiteSpaceValue String (Optional): String to return if value is null.

Type Parameters

T: Type of Object to convert to string.

Return Value

String
value as a string; if value is null, DBNull, empty or all white space, nonNullNorWhiteSpaceValue will be returned.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type T. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Exceptions

ArgumentException

nonNullNorWhiteSpaceValue must not be null, an empty string or white space.