C#•2y ago

✅ how to avoid string.Join with empty strings?

I have List<IdentifierDto> Identifiers and I'm trying to get Title from Identifiers my code:

 Identifier: subject.Identifiers?
           .Select( identifier => identifier?.Title )
           .JoinToString( "," )

 Identifier: subject.Identifiers?
           .Select( identifier => identifier?.Title )
           .JoinToString( "," )

some times I get result: "," and I don't understand how can I fix this

7 Replies

SWEETPONYOP•2y ago

JoinToString is just string.Join

MODiX•2y ago

Ero#1111

REPL Result: Success

string[] s = { };

string.Join(",", s)

string[] s = { };

string.Join(",", s)

Result: string

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MODiX•2y ago

Ero#1111

REPL Result: Success

string[] s = { "foo" };

string.Join(",", s)

string[] s = { "foo" };

string.Join(",", s)

Result: string

foo

foo

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ero•2y ago

Has to be 2 empty or null strings then Perhaps because identifier is null

SWEETPONYOP•2y ago

title is "" as I see using debugger

ero•2y ago

Just put a .Where(t => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(t)) in between there

SWEETPONYOP•2y ago

ah.. I hadn't thought of that at all.. thanks