Hi,
Is there a substitution for booleans, e.g. if bool1 false then return bool2... If there's more then two boolean vals. then check which one is true and return it, e.g. check bool1, ...2, ..3,... bool n - true - then return true.

Looking for similar functions that used in SQL:

NVL(string, replace_string) - if string is false then return replace string.

or

COALESCE(expression1,...n) - equivalent to the following CASE expression:

COALESCE(expression1,...n)
CASE
WHEN (expression1 IS NOT NULL) THEN expression1
WHEN (expression2 IS NOT NULL) THEN expression2
...
ELSE expressionN
END

Is there such thing in C# in general that can be used with numbers and strings? If there is can this be used for boolean expressions/values?
Thank you very much.

there is the ? operator
(condition)?val1:val2;

example
string message=(a<b)?"a smaller":"b smaller";

Try a switch statement.

gomi 

there is the ? operator (condition)?val1:val2; example string message=(a<b)?"a smaller":"b smaller";

Hi,
Thank you for your reply. But I could not understand the example. I was looking for if a is null or 0 (zero) then return b. Can you please make another example with exact syntax? How would I actually write in my program if a = 0 then return b or if string a is " " (blank) then return string b? Can this be used with booleans?
Thank you.

traderwerks 

Try a switch statement.

Thank you for your reply. The first question, is there a single line command/method/statement such as Coalesce (expr1,...2....3....n) in C# or I must use switch statement in such cases? Another question, can switch be used with booleans? If not then what can be used with boolean expressions?
Thank you very much.

Al2010 

Hi, Thank you for your reply. But I could not understand the example. I was looking for if a is null or 0 (zero) then return b. Can you please make another example with exact syntax? How would I actually write in my program if a = 0 then return b or if string a is " " (blank) then return string b? Can this be used with booleans? Thank you.

 

Code

// // condition ? resultIfTrue : resultIfFalse // This is is a ternary (aka 3 way) operator that tests condition on the left of the question mark, then returns // the value to the left of the colon ":" if the condition is true, or returns the value to the right of the colon if the // condition is false. bool Foo(bool condition1, bool condition2, bool condition3, bool condition4) { return (condition1 ? condition1 : (condition2 ? condition2 : (condition3 ? condition3 : condition4))); }

 

Code

int Foo2(int& a, int b) { return (a.HasValue) ? a : b); }

 

Code

bool Foo2(string a, string b) { return (string.IsNullOrEmpty(a) || string.IsWhiteSpace(a) ? b : a); }

There is also a new ?? operator which returns a if a is not null and b if it is.

 

Code

bool Foo2(string a, string b) { return a ?? b; }

Does that make sense?

HTH-

BDawg 

Code bool Foo2(int a, int b) { return (a == null) ? b : a); }

I don't think you can test int for null if they're not nullable, that's the int? type. In that case it's easier to use ?? operator :

?? Operator (C#)

 

Code

// ?? operator example.         int? x = null;         // y = x, unless x is null, in which case y = -1.         int y = x ?? -1;

Quoting 

I don't think you can test int for null if they're not nullable, that's the int? type. In that case it's easier to use ?? operator :

D'oh! Yes, of course you are right. Fixed in the other post.
Sorry for the confusion that might have caused.

Thank you very much to all for helping me. You guys rock!