Is there an easier way to do this in C#? (null-coalescing type question)

Question

Is there an easier way to do this?

string s = i["property"] != null ? "none" : i["property"].ToString();

notice the difference between it and null-coalesce (??) is that the not-null value (first operand of ?? op) is accessed before returning.

Answer 1

Try the following

string s = (i["property"] ?? "none").ToString();