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Code Inspection: Join null check with assignment

This inspection supports throw expressions, a new syntax introduced in C# 7.0. A throw expression allows throwing an exception in the middle of another expression, so throwing can now be combined with other tasks such as null-checking. This means that a common operation of checking an argument for null before assigning its value to a variable can now have a more compact look.

In the example below, JetBrains Rider uses a null-coalescing operator to join assignment, checking for null, and throwing an exception into a single statement.

public class MyClass { private string myVariable; public void SetValue(string newValue) { if (newValue == null) { throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(newValue)); } myVariable = newValue; } }
public class MyClass { private string myVariable; public void SetValue(string newValue) { myVariable = newValue ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(newValue)); } }
Last modified: 21 March 2024