EN CSharp Directive Nullable

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Nullable-context

Handbook C# · Practical Guide

Manages nullable annotations and nullable warnings. Does not insert automatic null checks at runtime.

Simple example (Example.cs)

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Example.cs:

// PROJECT-EXAMPLE
#nullable enable
string? name = null;
System.Console.WriteLine(name ?? "Unknown");

Result:

Unknown

Syntax

#nullable enable / disable / restore / enable warnings / enable annotations

Example 1

#nullable enable
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

public static class Program
{
    public static async Task Main(string[] args)
    {
        string? name = null;
        Console.WriteLine(name ?? "Unknown");
    }
}

Example 2

#nullable enable annotations
#nullable enable warnings
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

public static class Program
{
    public static async Task Main(string[] args)
    {
        string? text = "ore";
        if (text is not null) Console.WriteLine(text.Length);
    }
}

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