Useful Extension Method On String
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.NET Framework provides String.IsNullOrEmpty() method which return true if the string is null or empty. It does not however take care of a string which only contains spaces. Often while persisting data we do not want to persist just empty strings. In past I have made this check before I let my data pass through. Today I thought of creating an extension method to do the same for me. Below is the code for the extension method which I have written in a StringExtensions class.
public static class StringExtensions
{
public static bool IsNullOrEmptyWhenTrimmed(this string s)
{
return !(s != null && s.Trim().Length > 0) ;
}
}
Here is an example on how this extension method can be used.
string x = " ";
if (x.IsNullOrEmptyWhenTrimmed())
Console.WriteLine("String is empty or null");
else
Console.WriteLine("String is NOT empty or null");
From now on I will be using this extension method whenever I have to check for empty strings. Short and sweet and useful 
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