Return NULL from a generic c#-Method
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | static T FindThing<T>(IList collection, int id) where T : IThing, new()
{
foreach T thing in collecion
{
if (thing.Id == id)
return thing;
}
return default(T);
}
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Return default(T) which means you'll return null if T is a reference type (or a nullable value type), 0 for int, '\0' for char etc.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/302096/how-can-i-return-null-from-a-generic-method-in-c