Easy Way to Validate if object parameters are not empty

[nicklieb]

Hi,

I have a very large object that has around 50 parameters, and was looking for an easy method to validate that the paremeters are populated.

I don't really want to go throuhg each parameter with

if (object.Parameter == String.Empty) {
    //then do something
}

I have seen something about using Reflection, but a comment says that it has a great impact on performance.

any ideas?

thanks in advance

 

[TipGiver]

Hi,

One suggestion: Have default values for your class viariables

 

[chiph]

You can:
Assign default values to your object, and then compare your real object against a newly instantiated instance using the Hashcode.

Or you can use reflection with the GetProperties method and loop thru them, checking each.

BTW: Doing a (myString.Length > 0) test is faster than comparing against String.Empty.

Chip H.


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