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What's New in C# 14: Null-Conditional Assignments

3 days ago
  • #Null-Conditional
  • #C#
  • #Programming
  • C# 14 introduces null-conditional assignment operators, allowing assignments to be skipped if the left-hand side is null.
  • The new operator works with object properties, indexers, and compound assignments like += and -=.
  • Right-hand side expressions in null-conditional assignments are not executed if the left-hand side is null.
  • Increment (++) and decrement (--) operators are not supported with null-conditional assignments.
  • Overusing null-conditional assignments can make debugging harder due to unclear failure reasons.
  • The feature requires .NET 10 preview SDK and enabling preview language features in the project file.