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RazorBlade Text.First(...) v3

These demos show how to get the first real text of a series of values. Basically it will ignore nulls, empty texts, space-strings and even combinations containing empty lines, html-nbsps and more. Internally it uses Text.Has(...).

Initial Code

The following code runs at the beginning and creates some variables/services used in the following samples.

@{
  var val1 = "John";
  var val2 = "Michael";
  var spc = "   ";
  var fallback = "please-enter-name";
  var nbsp = " ";
}

Demos

Basic 2-Value Demos
  1. Text.First(null, John) ⇒ John
  2. Text.First(null, null) ⇒
  3. Text.First(John, Michael) ⇒ John
  4. Text.First(" " = 3 spaces, John) ⇒ John
  5. Text.First(null, please-enter-name) ⇒ please-enter-name
  6. Text.First( , please-enter-name) ⇒ please-enter-name
  7. Text.First(false,  , please-enter-name) ⇒  
    "false" at the end means don't treat html-whitespace as whitespace, so   will be treated as a real value 
<ol>
    <li>
      <code>Text.First(null, @val1)</code> 
      ⇒ @Text.First(null, val1)
    </li>
    <li>
      <code>Text.First(null, null)</code> 
      ⇒ @Text.First(null, null)
    </li>
    <li>
      <code>Text.First(@val1, @val2)</code> 
      ⇒ @Text.First(val1, val2)
    </li>
    <li>
      <code>Text.First("@spc" = 3 spaces, @val1)</code> 
      ⇒ @Text.First(spc, val1)
    </li>
    <li>
      <code>Text.First(null, @fallback)</code> 
      ⇒ @Text.First(null, fallback)
    </li>
    <li>
      <code>Text.First(@nbsp, @fallback)</code>
      ⇒ @Text.First(nbsp, fallback)
    </li>
    <li>
      <code>Text.First(false, @nbsp, @fallback)</code> 
      ⇒ @Text.First(false, nbsp, fallback) <br>
        <em></em>"false" at the end means don't treat html-whitespace as whitespace, so @nbsp will be treated as a real value</em>
    </li>
</ol>

3-5 Value Demos

Text.First has overloads (multiple signatures) for up to 5 values, and another one accepting an array of string objects so you can even use it for 10 values if you really need it.

  1. Text.First(null, John, please-enter-name) ⇒ John
  2. Text.First(null, John, Michael, please-enter-name) ⇒ John
  3. Text.First(null, &nbsp;, John, Michael, please-enter-name) ⇒ John
  4. Text.First(false, null, &nbsp;, John, Michael, please-enter-name) ⇒ &nbsp;
  5. Text.First(null, null, &nbsp;, John, Michael, " ", please-enter-name) ⇒ John
  6. Text.First(false, null, null, &nbsp;, John, Michael, " ", please-enter-name) ⇒ &nbsp; 
<ol>
  <li>
    <code>Text.First(null, @val1, @fallback)</code> 
    ⇒ @Text.First(null, val1, fallback)
  </li>
  <li>
    <code>Text.First(null, @val1, @val2, @fallback)</code> 
    ⇒ @Text.First(null, val1, val2, fallback)
  </li>
  <li>
    <code>Text.First(null, @nbsp, @val1, @val2, @fallback)</code> 
    ⇒ @Text.First(null, nbsp, val1, val2, fallback)
  </li>
  <li>
    <code>Text.First(false, null, @nbsp, @val1, @val2, @fallback)</code> 
    ⇒ @Text.First(false, null, nbsp, val1, val2, fallback)
  </li>
  <li>
    <code>Text.First(null, null, @nbsp, @val1, @val2, "@spc", @fallback)</code> 
    ⇒ @Text.First(null, null, nbsp, val1, val2, spc, fallback)
  </li>
  <li>
    <code>Text.First(false, null, null, @nbsp, @val1, @val2, "@spc", @fallback)</code> 
    ⇒ @Text.First(false, null, null, nbsp, val1, val2, spc, fallback)
  </li>
</ol>
RazorBlade - Text.Has() tells you if something really has content
#3 RazorBlade - Text.First() lets you pick a value from many variables
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Source Code of this file

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@inherits Custom.Hybrid.Razor14
@using ToSic.Razor.Blade;
<!-- unimportant stuff, hidden -->


<div @Sys.PageParts.InfoWrapper()>
  @Html.Partial("../shared/_DefaultInfoSection.cshtml")
  <div @Sys.PageParts.InfoIntro()>
    <h2><em>RazorBlade</em> Text.First(...) <em>v3</em></h2>
    <p>
      These demos show how to get the first <em>real</em> text of a series of values. Basically it will ignore nulls, empty texts, space-strings and even combinations containing empty lines, html-nbsps and more. Internally it uses @Sys.TutLink("Text.Has(...)", "blade120/page").
    </p>
  </div>
</div>

  @{
    var val1 = "John";
    var val2 = "Michael";
    var spc = "   ";
    var fallback = "please-enter-name";
    var nbsp = "&nbsp;";
  }



Demos Basic 2-Value Demos

  <ol>
      <li>
        <code>Text.First(null, @val1)</code> 
        ⇒ @Text.First(null, val1)
      </li>
      <li>
        <code>Text.First(null, null)</code> 
        ⇒ @Text.First(null, null)
      </li>
      <li>
        <code>Text.First(@val1, @val2)</code> 
        ⇒ @Text.First(val1, val2)
      </li>
      <li>
        <code>Text.First("@spc" = 3 spaces, @val1)</code> 
        ⇒ @Text.First(spc, val1)
      </li>
      <li>
        <code>Text.First(null, @fallback)</code> 
        ⇒ @Text.First(null, fallback)
      </li>
      <li>
        <code>Text.First(@nbsp, @fallback)</code>
        ⇒ @Text.First(nbsp, fallback)
      </li>
      <li>
        <code>Text.First(false, @nbsp, @fallback)</code> 
        ⇒ @Text.First(false, nbsp, fallback) <br>
          <em></em>"false" at the end means don't treat html-whitespace as whitespace, so @nbsp will be treated as a real value</em>
      </li>
  </ol>



3-5 Value Demos Text.First has overloads... <!-- unimportant stuff, hidden -->

  <ol>
    <li>
      <code>Text.First(null, @val1, @fallback)</code> 
      ⇒ @Text.First(null, val1, fallback)
    </li>
    <li>
      <code>Text.First(null, @val1, @val2, @fallback)</code> 
      ⇒ @Text.First(null, val1, val2, fallback)
    </li>
    <li>
      <code>Text.First(null, @nbsp, @val1, @val2, @fallback)</code> 
      ⇒ @Text.First(null, nbsp, val1, val2, fallback)
    </li>
    <li>
      <code>Text.First(false, null, @nbsp, @val1, @val2, @fallback)</code> 
      ⇒ @Text.First(false, null, nbsp, val1, val2, fallback)
    </li>
    <li>
      <code>Text.First(null, null, @nbsp, @val1, @val2, "@spc", @fallback)</code> 
      ⇒ @Text.First(null, null, nbsp, val1, val2, spc, fallback)
    </li>
    <li>
      <code>Text.First(false, null, null, @nbsp, @val1, @val2, "@spc", @fallback)</code> 
      ⇒ @Text.First(false, null, null, nbsp, val1, val2, spc, fallback)
    </li>
  </ol>