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FallbackIfEmptyExtensionFallbackIfEmptyT Method (IEnumerableT, IEnumerableT)

Returns the elements of a sequence, but if it is empty then returns an alternate sequence of values.

Namespace:  MoreLinq.Extensions
Assembly:  MoreLinq (in MoreLinq.dll) Version: 3.0.0
Syntax
public static IEnumerable<T> FallbackIfEmpty<T>(
	this IEnumerable<T> source,
	IEnumerable<T> fallback
)

Parameters

source
Type: System.Collections.GenericIEnumerableT
The source sequence.
fallback
Type: System.Collections.GenericIEnumerableT
The alternate sequence that is returned if source is empty.

Type Parameters

T
The type of the elements in the sequences.

Return Value

Type: IEnumerableT
An IEnumerableT that containing fallback values if source is empty; otherwise, source.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IEnumerableT. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
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