Guard statements to handle ugly feeds.

ChrisKoenig · Jun 1, 2012 · 7081226 · 7081226
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commit 7081226
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diff --git a/Helpers/Extensions.cs b/Helpers/Extensions.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public static string GetLink(this XElement item, string rel)
 
         public static string GetSafeElementString(this XElement item, string elementName)
         {
+            if (item == null) return String.Empty;
             var value = item.Element(item.GetDefaultNamespace() + elementName);
             if (value != null)
                 return value.Value;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ public static string GetSafeElementString(this XElement item, string elementName
 
         public static string GetSafeElementString(this XElement item, XName elementName)
         {
+            if (item == null) return String.Empty;
             var value = item.Element(elementName);
             if (value != null)
                 return value.Value;