C#: If Else Shortcut with Ternary Operator (? :)

We can simplify if..then..else statement(or can write shorthand expression) with the help of Ternary Operators. The ternary operator tests a condition. It compares two values. It produces a third value that depends on the result of the comparison. This can be accomplished with if-statements or other constructs. But the ternary operator provides an elegant and equivalent syntax form.

For example here is function which used to take one object as parameter and return object’s value as String if it’s not null, else it’ll return empty string.

private String GetValueFromObject(object value)         {             if (value != null)             {                 return value.ToString();             }             else             {                 return String.Empty;             }         }

We can write whole if else condition in line as:

private String GetValueFromObject(object value)         {             return value != null ? value.ToString() : String.Empty;         }