Is the null coalesce operator thread safe?

Question

So this is the meat of the question: Can Foo.Bar ever return null? To clarify, can \'_bar\' be set to null after it\'s evaluated as non-null and before it\'s value is retur

Answer 1

Reflector says no:

List l = null;
var x = l ?? new List();

Compiles to:

[STAThread]
public static void Main(string[] args)
{
    List list = null;
    if (list == null)
    {
        new List();
    }
}

Which does not appear to be thread safe in the respect you've mentioned.