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Created June 30, 2015 14:45
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DateTime If Shorthand
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//if datetime is null return min value
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var tradeDate = (r["Trade Date"]).ToString();
var settlementDate = (r["Stl Date"]).ToString();
if ((r["Stl Date"]) != null){
tradeDate = Convert.ToDateTime(r["Trade Date"]).ToString("MM/dd/yyyy");
}
else tradeDate = DateTime.MinValue.ToString();
if ((r["Stl Date"]) != null){
settlementDate = Convert.ToDateTime(r["Stl Date"]).ToString("MM/dd/yyyy");
}
else settlementDate = DateTime.MinValue.ToString();
//////////////////////////////////////////////
//can be easily written like this instead
//////////////////////////////////////////////
var tradeDate = (r["Stl Date"]) != null ? Convert.ToDateTime(r["Trade Date"]).ToString("MM/dd/yyyy") : DateTime.MinValue.ToString();
var settlementDate = (r["Stl Date"]) != null ? Convert.ToDateTime(r["Stl Date"]).ToString("MM/dd/yyyy") : DateTime.MinValue.ToString();
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