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Question

A co-worker of mine came up with this and I wonder what others think? Personally, I find it interesting but wonder if it is too big a departure? Code examples below. Extensi

Answer 1

The original is more readable.

The simplest API change would be to make the object returned by FindControl() a Builder-esque thing (where all the set methods return 'this'):

Page.FindControl("LocationDropDownList")
    .setVisible(true)
    .setSelectedValue(isAdmin ? "111" : "123");