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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)

public:
T GetValueOrDefault()

Return Value

Type: T
The 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.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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