Tutorial by Examples: defaultifempty

var numbers = new[] {2,4,6,8,1,3,5,7}; var numbersOrDefault = numbers.DefaultIfEmpty(); Console.WriteLine(numbers.SequenceEqual(numbersOrDefault)); //True var noNumbers = new int[0]; var noNumbersOrDefault = noNumbers.DefaultIfEmpty(); Console.WriteLine(noNumbersOrDefault.Count()); //1 C...

DefaultIfEmpty is used to return a Default Element if the Sequence contains no elements. This Element can be the Default of the Type or a user defined instance of that Type. Example: var chars = new List<string>() { "a", "b", "c", "d" }; chars.Defaul...