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  • L Lost User

    It means

    if (b == null)
    a = null;
    else
    a = a.ToString(); //this rarely makes sense, didn't you mean b.ToString()?

    But it's an expression instead of a statement.

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    Lost User
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    Thank you so much , for this fast , great replay of yours , you saved me from headache :doh: I have voted for you :rose:

    I know nothing , I know nothing ...

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    • L Luc Pattyn

      everything you should know about C# is in your C# book, in MSDN, in the C# specification[^], etc. :|

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      Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, and improve readability.

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      Lost User
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      Thank you , But for a certain things MSDN is Yak ! http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ty67wk28.aspx[^] The conditional operator is right-associative. The expression a ? b : c ? d : e is evaluated as a ? b : (c ? d : e), not as (a ? b : c) ? d : e. The conditional operator cannot be overloaded. X|

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      • L Lost User

        It means

        if (b == null)
        a = null;
        else
        a = a.ToString(); //this rarely makes sense, didn't you mean b.ToString()?

        But it's an expression instead of a statement.

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        Lost User
        wrote on last edited by
        #6

        And yes I meant b.toString(); :)

        I know nothing , I know nothing ...

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        • L Lost User

          Thank you so much , for this fast , great replay of yours , you saved me from headache :doh: I have voted for you :rose:

          I know nothing , I know nothing ...

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          Lost User
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          Thanks :thumbsup:

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          • L Lost User

            Thank you , But for a certain things MSDN is Yak ! http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ty67wk28.aspx[^] The conditional operator is right-associative. The expression a ? b : c ? d : e is evaluated as a ? b : (c ? d : e), not as (a ? b : c) ? d : e. The conditional operator cannot be overloaded. X|

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            Roger Wright
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            You're right, and that's classic Microsoft - technically accurate, entirely useless information! :laugh:

            "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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            • R Roger Wright

              You're right, and that's classic Microsoft - technically accurate, entirely useless information! :laugh:

              "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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              Luc Pattyn
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              "you're in an airplane" kind of stuff? :)

              Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

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                "you're in an airplane" kind of stuff? :)

                Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

                Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, and improve readability.

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                Roger Wright
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                Exactly! :-D

                "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                • L Lost User

                  Thank you , But for a certain things MSDN is Yak ! http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ty67wk28.aspx[^] The conditional operator is right-associative. The expression a ? b : c ? d : e is evaluated as a ? b : (c ? d : e), not as (a ? b : c) ? d : e. The conditional operator cannot be overloaded. X|

                  I know nothing , I know nothing ...

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                  Lost User
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                  Where is the Yak point? In all fairness, the first line of the document states;

                  The conditional operator (?:) returns one of two values depending on the value of a Boolean expression.

                  Perfect logical KISS.

                  I are Troll :suss:

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                  • L Lost User

                    Thank you , But for a certain things MSDN is Yak ! http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ty67wk28.aspx[^] The conditional operator is right-associative. The expression a ? b : c ? d : e is evaluated as a ? b : (c ? d : e), not as (a ? b : c) ? d : e. The conditional operator cannot be overloaded. X|

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                    dan sh
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                    I do not understand why you think like that.

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                    • L Lost User

                      Hi , have a good day Can anyone Explain for me what the meaning of this ?

                      a = b == null ? null : a.ToString();

                      P.S : for more information : I use this component Example Code , and I need to understand it ! http://www.gemboxsoftware.com/help/html/M_GemBox_Spreadsheet_ExcelWorksheet_ExtractToDataTable.htm[^]

                      if (e.ErrorID == ExtractDataError.WrongType)
                      {
                      e.DataTableValue = e.ExcelValue == null ? null : e.ExcelValue.ToString();
                      e.Action = ExtractDataEventAction.Continue;
                      }

                      Please , Don't tell to Ask at Component Forum , due my question is C# syntax things thank you

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                      dan sh
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                      I guess you meant b.ToString there. If you did, you really don't need ternary operator. Convert.ToString would be enough.

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                      • L Lost User

                        Hi , have a good day Can anyone Explain for me what the meaning of this ?

                        a = b == null ? null : a.ToString();

                        P.S : for more information : I use this component Example Code , and I need to understand it ! http://www.gemboxsoftware.com/help/html/M_GemBox_Spreadsheet_ExcelWorksheet_ExtractToDataTable.htm[^]

                        if (e.ErrorID == ExtractDataError.WrongType)
                        {
                        e.DataTableValue = e.ExcelValue == null ? null : e.ExcelValue.ToString();
                        e.Action = ExtractDataEventAction.Continue;
                        }

                        Please , Don't tell to Ask at Component Forum , due my question is C# syntax things thank you

                        I know nothing , I know nothing ...

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                        yu jian
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                        a = b == null ? null : a.ToString(); Means if b equals null then set a = null else set a = a.ToString() if code changed to following, I may understand it. if (b == null) { a = null; } else { a = a.toString() }

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                          Hi , have a good day Can anyone Explain for me what the meaning of this ?

                          a = b == null ? null : a.ToString();

                          P.S : for more information : I use this component Example Code , and I need to understand it ! http://www.gemboxsoftware.com/help/html/M_GemBox_Spreadsheet_ExcelWorksheet_ExtractToDataTable.htm[^]

                          if (e.ErrorID == ExtractDataError.WrongType)
                          {
                          e.DataTableValue = e.ExcelValue == null ? null : e.ExcelValue.ToString();
                          e.Action = ExtractDataEventAction.Continue;
                          }

                          Please , Don't tell to Ask at Component Forum , due my question is C# syntax things thank you

                          I know nothing , I know nothing ...

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                          brunoseixas
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                          ? operator its like a IF-result statement. look:

                          int x = 0;
                          int y = 1;

                          if(x > y) ? y++ : y--;

                          If x>y = true, y++.
                          If x>y = false, y--;

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