Cannot implicitly convert type "string" to "bool" when using if condition?

Question

When I write if condition in one line for the textbox i.e.

if (txtNotes.Text.Equals(" ") ? string.Empty: gvrow.Cells[6].Text)

I am getting the error stating:

Cannot implicitly convert type "string" to "bool"

Just want to check where I am going wrong.

robyaw · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-04 21:41:07Z

2

You're confusing the standard if statement syntax with the ternary operator ?:. It's either:

txtNotes.Text = txtNotes.Text.Equals("&nbsp;") ? string.Empty : gvrow.Cells[6].Text;

or

if (txtNotes.Text.Equals("&nbsp;"))
{
    txtNotes.Text = string.Empty;
}
else
{
    txtNotes.Text = gvrow[6].Cells.Text;
}

Edit: from your comment you've stated your setting the value of txtNotes.Text, so I recommend using the ternary operator to achieve this.

edited Nov 4, 2013 at 21:41

answered Nov 4, 2013 at 21:34

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Richie Rich Over a year ago

Thanks robyaw. actually I am pulling the data from the database, and populating the textbox (txtnotes). If the data equals   then txtNotes.text should be empty otherwise it will pull the data from the gridviewrow (gvrow.Cells[6].Text)

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