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compare the difference between passing a null reference vs. a reference to a zero length string
 

using System;

public class Class1 {
    public static void Main(string[] strings) {
        Example exampleObject = new Example();

        Console.WriteLine("Pass a null object:");
        string s = null;
        exampleObject.TestString(s);
        Console.WriteLine();

        Console.WriteLine("Pass an empty string:");
        exampleObject.TestString("");
        Console.WriteLine();

        Console.WriteLine("Pass a real string:");
        exampleObject.TestString("test string");
        Console.WriteLine();

    }
}

class Example {
    public void TestString(string sTest) {
        if (sTest == null) {
            Console.WriteLine("sTest is null");
            return;
        }

        if (String.Compare(sTest, ""== 0) {
            Console.WriteLine("sTest references an empty string");
            return;
        }
        Console.WriteLine("sTest refers to: '" + sTest + "'");
    }
}

 
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