If null returns empty string, else, returns original.

   
 

/*
 * Author: Kishore Reddy
 * Url: http://commonlibrarynet.codeplex.com/
 * Title: CommonLibrary.NET
 * Copyright: ? 2009 Kishore Reddy
 * License: LGPL License
 * LicenseUrl: http://commonlibrarynet.codeplex.com/license
 * Description: A C# based .NET 3.5 Open-Source collection of reusable components.
 * Usage: Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;



namespace GenericCode
{
   
    public class StringHelpers
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// If null returns empty string.
        /// Else, returns original.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="text"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static string GetOriginalOrEmptyString(string text)
        {
            if (text == null) { return string.Empty; }
            return text;
        }
   }
}