More fluent C# / .NET

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

I think the question of readability is subjective and I personally have no issue with what you've done. I would consider using it if your organization "approved" it.

I think the concept is sound and if you changed "With" to "Let" it would be more "functional" or "F#-ish". Personal opinion.

Page.FindControl("LocationDropDownList")    
    .CastAs()    
    .Let(d => d.Visible = true)  
    .Let(d => d.SelectedValue = "123");