EN CSharp Operator Null Forgiving

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Suppression of nullable warnings

Handbook C# · Practical Guide

Tells the nullable analysis that the expression is treated as non-null. Does not check the value and does not protect against NullReferenceException.

Simple example (Example.cs)

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Example.cs:

// PROJECT-EXAMPLE
string? name = "ore";
System.Console.WriteLine(name!.Length);

Result:

3

Syntax

possiblyNull!.Member

Example 1

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";
        Console.WriteLine(text!.Length);
    }
}

Example 2

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)
    {
        Dictionary<string, string> values = new() { ["name"] = "Archer" };
        values.TryGetValue("name", out string? name);
        Console.WriteLine(name!.ToUpperInvariant());
    }
}

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