If condition for null checking while setting value in object

Hrides Thakur

Hello,

I need to use If condition for null checking while setting value in property during object initiliazation

var asset = select new Asset

{

SerialNumber = dr["Serial Number"].ToString(),

Status = dr["Status"].ToString(),

if (convert.ToString( dr["Date"] )!= null)

Date = DateTime.ParseExact((dr["Date"].ToString()), "dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm:ss", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

}

iwants to do something like I highlighted in red. but it does not allow if condition in property setting.

idont want to create object first and then letter set values, because there is some situations.

is ther any way if i can check null.

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Madan Shekar7y ago
public class asset

{
public string Status {get;set;}
public string SerialNumber {get;set;}
public DateTIme ? Date {get;set;}
}

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Hrides Thakur7y ago
I forgot to mention my asset class property date is not billable
Madan Shekar7y ago
Date=Convert.ToString(dr["Date"])==null ?string.Empty :DateTime.ParseExact((dr["Date"].ToString()), "dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm:ss", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

first i am checking dr["Date"] null or what in case of null i am assigning string.empty

otherwise i am going for converstion.

Note
in your class Date property string means ok in case of datetime means we cannot assign string.empty that time make your property as nullable type like Datetime ? Date and assign null value

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