ToString() implementation

[nielsvhb]

I love working with Option types but he thing that made us make our own implemenation is how the ToString() method works. It wraps the value in "Some(value)" or "None" in the None case. Seems a bit odd, why would you ever do it that way?

Isn't it possible to call the ToString() method on the value in the Some case and return an empty string in the None case? This makes working with the method way more useful in both Razor files/string interpolations.

Thanks

[aquacash5]

The to string method provided is good.

If you have an Option you can use DefaultValue .

// Returns "Hello"
Option.Some("Hello").DefaultValue("");

// Returns ""
Option<string>.None.DefaultValue("");

If you have an arbitrary T that you want to change into a string based on T or and empty string you can use Match or Map/DefaultValue.

// Returns "5"
Option.Some(5).Match(i => i.ToString(), () => "");

// Returns ""
Option<int>.None.Match(i => i.ToString(), () => "");

// Returns "5"
Option.Some(5).Map(i => i.ToString()).DefaultValue("");

// Returns ""
Option<int>.None.Map(i => i.ToString()).DefaultValue("");