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Code Inspection: 'if-return' statement can be re-written as 'return' statement

Last modified: 21 July 2022

The conditional ?: (ternary) operator in C# is the most elegant way to execute one of two simple expressions depending on the value of a simple boolean expression.

Therefore, if ReSharper encounters an if statement that returns control, immediately followed by another return, it suggests replacing those with a single return that makes use of the ?: operator.

Here is an example of a quick-fix suggested by this inspection: