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Use Linq expressions to test for `null`s in chained member access. For instance `ValidateNotNull(() => person.Address.State);` would return false if `person`, `person.Address`, or `person.Address.State` were `null`.
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using System; | |
using System.Collections.Generic; | |
using System.Linq; | |
using System.Linq.Expressions; | |
using System.Text; | |
using System.Threading.Tasks; | |
namespace TestNullCheckingExpressions | |
{ | |
class Program | |
{ | |
static void Main(string[] args) | |
{ | |
var person = new Person { Name = "Joey", Address = new Address() { State = "TN" } }; | |
Console.WriteLine("person != null => " + ValidateNotNull(() => person)); | |
Console.WriteLine("person.Name != null => " + ValidateNotNull(() => person.Name)); | |
Console.WriteLine("person.Address != null => " + ValidateNotNull(() => person.Address)); | |
Console.WriteLine("person.Address.State != null => " + ValidateNotNull(() => person.Address.State)); | |
Console.WriteLine("person.Address.Street != null => " + ValidateNotNull(() => person.Address.Street)); | |
Console.WriteLine(""); | |
Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to exit"); | |
Console.ReadLine(); | |
} | |
static bool ValidateNotNull(Expression<Func<object>> exp) | |
{ | |
var members = new List<MemberExpression>(); | |
FindMemberAccess(((LambdaExpression)exp).Body, members); | |
if (members.Count == 0) | |
return false; | |
var constant = members[0].Expression as ConstantExpression; | |
object value = constant.Value; | |
foreach (var member in members) | |
{ | |
value = member.GetValue(value); | |
if (value == null) | |
return false; | |
} | |
return true; | |
} | |
private static void FindMemberAccess(Expression expression, List<MemberExpression> members) | |
{ | |
var memberExpress = expression as MemberExpression; | |
if (memberExpress != null) | |
{ | |
FindMemberAccess(memberExpress.Expression, members); | |
members.Add(memberExpress); | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
static class MemberExpressionExtensions | |
{ | |
public static object GetValue(this MemberExpression memberExpression, object obj) | |
{ | |
if (memberExpression.Member.MemberType == System.Reflection.MemberTypes.Field) | |
{ | |
var field = obj.GetType().GetField(memberExpression.Member.Name); | |
return field.GetValue(obj); | |
} | |
else if (memberExpression.Member.MemberType == System.Reflection.MemberTypes.Property) | |
{ | |
var property = obj.GetType().GetProperty(memberExpression.Member.Name); | |
return property.GetValue(obj); | |
} | |
return null; | |
} | |
} | |
class Person | |
{ | |
public string Name { get; set; } | |
public Address Address {get; set;} | |
} | |
class Address | |
{ | |
public string Street { get; set; } | |
public string State { get; set; } | |
} | |
} |
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