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Is there an “opposite” to the null coalescing operator? (…in any language?)

Is there a more concise way of writing the third line here?

int? i = GetSomeNullableInt();
int? j = GetAnother();
int k = i == null ? i : j;

I know of the null coalescing operator but the behaviour I’m looking for is the opposite of this:

int k == i ?? j;

Answer 1

Sneaky – you edited it while I was replying. 🙂

I do not believe there is a more concise way of writing that. However, I would use the “HasValue” property, rather than == null. Easier to see your intent that way.

int? k = !i.HasValue ? i : j; 

(BTW – k has to be nullable, too.)