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Asked: May 14, 20262026-05-14T08:24:16+00:00 2026-05-14T08:24:16+00:00

Typically the main use of the question mark is for the conditional, x ?

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Typically the main use of the question mark is for the conditional, x ? "yes" : "no".

But I have seen another use for it but can’t find an explanation of this use of the ? operator, for example.

public int? myProperty
{
   get;
   set;
}
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    2026-05-14T08:24:16+00:00Added an answer on May 14, 2026 at 8:24 am

    It means that the value type in question is a nullable type

    Nullable types are instances of the System.Nullable struct. A
    nullable type can represent the correct range of values for its
    underlying value type, plus an additional null value. For example, a
    Nullable<Int32>, pronounced “Nullable of Int32,” can be assigned any
    value from -2147483648 to 2147483647, or it can be assigned the null
    value. A Nullable<bool> can be assigned the values true, false, or
    null. The ability to assign null to numeric and Boolean types is
    especially useful when you are dealing with databases and other data
    types that contain elements that may not be assigned a value. For
    example, a Boolean field in a database can store the values true or
    false, or it may be undefined.

    class NullableExample
    {
      static void Main()
      {
          int? num = null;
    
          // Is the HasValue property true?
          if (num.HasValue)
          {
              System.Console.WriteLine("num = " + num.Value);
          }
          else
          {
              System.Console.WriteLine("num = Null");
          }
    
          // y is set to zero
          int y = num.GetValueOrDefault();
    
          // num.Value throws an InvalidOperationException if num.HasValue is false
          try
          {
              y = num.Value;
          }
          catch (System.InvalidOperationException e)
          {
              System.Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
          }
      }
    }
    
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