Trial #11: Does C# have something like php’s isset()?

Problem:

I’ve been making a dogs ear of an if statement in PowerShell but what I need is an isset like method.

if($var1 -eq $null -or $var1 -eq ""){ "There must be a much better way" }
elseif($var2 -ne $null -and $var2 -ne ""){"This is even worse"}

Solution:

Enter .Net static method [string]::IsNullOrEmpty()

if( [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($var1) ){ "Phew" }
elseif( !([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($var2)) ){"That's a relief"}

Pitfalls

• This is just a rare good thing