|   | CommonToNonNullNorEmptyStringT Method | 
        
        
            Converts value to string; null objects, DBNull objects or empty strings will return specified nonNullNorEmptyValue.
            
        
        Namespace: GSFAssembly: GSF.Core (in GSF.Core.dll) Version: 2.4.257-beta+00aa2366fbb9ec75f636ebc7cfa610e3826a727c
 Syntax
Syntaxpublic static string ToNonNullNorEmptyString<T>(
	this T value,
	string nonNullNorEmptyValue = ""
)
where T : class
<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function ToNonNullNorEmptyString(Of T As Class) ( 
	value As T,
	Optional nonNullNorEmptyValue As String = ""
) As String
public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
generic<typename T>
where T : ref class
static String^ ToNonNullNorEmptyString(
	T value, 
	String^ nonNullNorEmptyValue = L""
)
[<ExtensionAttribute>]
static member ToNonNullNorEmptyString : 
        value : 'T * 
        ?nonNullNorEmptyValue : string 
(* Defaults:
        let _nonNullNorEmptyValue = defaultArg nonNullNorEmptyValue ""
*)
-> string  when 'T : not structJavaScript does not support generic types or methods.
Parameters
- value  T
- Value to convert to string.
- nonNullNorEmptyValue  String  (Optional)
- String to return if value is null.
Type Parameters
- T
- Type of Object to convert to string.
Return Value
Stringvalue as a string; if 
value is null, DBNull or an empty string 
nonNullNorEmptyValue will be returned.
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type 
T. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see 
Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or 
Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
 Exceptions
Exceptions| Exception | Condition | 
|---|
| ArgumentException | nonNullNorEmptyValue must not be null or an empty string. | 
 See Also
See Also