Replace a Set of Choices with FirstOrDefault
Explore how to refactor multiple conditional checks into a streamlined approach using LINQ's FirstOrDefault method. Understand replacing chained if statements with arrays of functions and applying the null-coalescing operator to simplify logic when selecting values from various sources.
We'll cover the following...
We'll cover the following...
How to Refactor a chain of conditionals with FirstOrDefault
When we need to find a value between multiple choices, we write consecutive if statements to check for a valid result every time.
For example, let’s find the next film to watch from one of three sources: the latest releases in cinemas, our friends’ ...