Nullable<T>::GetValueOrDefault Method
Retrieves the value of the current Nullable<T> object, or the object's default value.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Return Value
Type: TThe value of the Value property if the HasValue property is true; otherwise, the default value of the current Nullable<T> object. The type of the default value is the type argument of the current Nullable<T> object, and the value of the default value consists solely of binary zeroes.
The GetValueOrDefault method returns a value even if the HasValue property is false (unlike the Value property, which throws an exception).
The following code example retrieves the value of a Nullable<T> object if that value is defined; otherwise, it retrieves the default value or a specific default value.
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
