Nullable ToString()

Question

I see everywhere constructions like:

int? myVar = null;
string test = myVar.HasValue ? myVar.Value.ToString() : string.Empty;

Why not use

Answer 1

Maybe it is just to follow a pattern? Or they don't know the backend. You are right that the code is exactly the same. You can even do:

int? i = null;
i.ToString(); //No NullReferenceException