Easier way of writing null or empty?

Question

I\'m sure I\'ve missed something here. With a certain project I need to check if a string is empty or null.

Is there an easier way of writing this?

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Answer 1

if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(myString)) {
  ...
}

Or you could take advantage of a quirk in extension methods, they allow this to be null:

static class Extensions {
    public static bool IsEmpty(this string s) {
        return string.IsNullOrEmpty(s);
    }
}

which then lets you write:

if (myString.IsEmpty()) {
  ...
}

Although you probably should pick another name than 'empty'.