Custom null checking for dependencies

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In a constructor with several dependencies I typically use the context action "Introduce read only field '_dependecyName'", and then "Check parameter for null" which results in a constructor that looks like:

public Constructor(Type dependecy)
{
    _dependency = dependency ?? throw ArgumentNullException(nameof(dependency));
}

However, in my team the standard way of checking arguments for null is the following:

public Constructor(Type dependecy)
{
    _dependency = dependency.CheckForNull(nameof(dependency));
}

I have set a custom statement for Null Checking:
$EXPR$.CheckForNull($NAME$);

 

When I use the "Introduce read only field" and "Check parameter for null" context actions the resulting code looks like:

public Constructor(Type dependecy)
{
    dependency.CheckForNull(nameof(dependency));
    _dependecy = dependency;
}

Is there something I can do so that ReSharper does the check and the assignment on the same line?

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Angelina Elycheva
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Hello Mccloy,

 

Thank you for contacting us.

I'd suggest you try Structural Search and Replace feature - https://www.jetbrains.com/help/resharper/Navigation_and_Search__Structural_Search_and_Replace.html.

E.g. you can search with a pattern for

 _dependecy = dependency;

string and replace it with

  _dependency = dependency.CheckForNull(nameof(dependency));

Please let me know if you have any more questions. 

Thank you.

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Thanks Angelina, this works great.

One addition however, my search pattern is:

$a$ = $b$;


Where a and b are both identifiers, and the regex for a is _.+ (so that a is any variable starting with an underscore).

Is it possible to apply regex so that b matches the name of a without the underscore?

Eg.
_foo = foo; Should match, but
_foo = bar; should not match

Thanks,
Alex

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Angelina Elycheva
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Hello Alex,

 

Unfortunately, there's no way to create such pattern.

It could be possibly done if macros are implemented in Structural Search and Replace, please refer to the following request - http://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/RSRP-166388.

Thank you.

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Hi all!

I ended up on this page, as I was looking for an option to change/extend the "Introduce read-only field 'variable'", which I suspect it is an Context Action.

As I'm dealing with a lot of new classes at the moment, it would save me a great deal of time to extend this feature, that it continues with the null check as well " ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof('varialbe'));"


How is this accomplished? I have searched and looked everywhere but I cannot find this info how one change/extend this option (context action)

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Angelina Elycheva
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Hello Johan,

 

Please refer to the following help article - https://www.jetbrains.com/help/resharper/Reference__Options__Languages__CSharp__Null_Checking.html#exception_checks.

You may use predefined null-check pattern or create your own.

Thank you.

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Hello Angelina,

I see what you mean, and I'm aware of this feature/function. 

But I'm interested to extend the "Introduce read-only field 'variable'". So instead of the existing result:

private readonly DbContext _context;
public TempRepository(DbContext context)
{
    _context = context;
...


I would like to extend that one to this one:

private readonly DbContext _context;
public TempRepository(DbContext context)
{
    _context = context ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));

I found very old guidelines regarding this, but it's not giving me the complete picture how I change this on my own and extend this context action.

Could you please provide me with some info regarding this?

Thank you!

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Maria Pleskunina
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Hello @...,

Unfortunately, there is no such functionality in ReSharper. I see the following options for improving your workflow:

- If you are using C#8 and your project has nullable context enabled, then you can set the caret directly after the parameter name or parameter type and press "!";

- Or you can generate a constructor using ReSharper with the "Check parameters for null" option enabled: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/resharper/Code_Generation__Type_Constructors.html#492ce 

Hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

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