20 Shorthand Operators in C#

This article provides an overview of 20 essential shorthand operators in C# that developers should be familiar with. The conditional operator (?) evaluates a condition and returns one of two values based on the result. The null-conditional operator (?) safely accesses members of an object that might be null without throwing a NullReferenceException. The null-coalescing operator (??) provides a default value if the left-hand operand is null. The null-coalescing assignment operator (??=) assigns a value to a variable only if it is null. The null-forgiving operator (!) tells the compiler that a value will not be null, bypassing nullability warnings. The index operator (^) accesses elements from the end of a collection. The range operator (..) creates a range of elements from a collection. Expression body definitions (=>) simplify method or property definitions. The type-testing operator (is) checks if an object is of a specific type, while the type-testing negation operator (is not) ensures an object is not of a specific type. The type-casting operator (as) attempts to cast an object to a specific type, returning null if unsuccessful. Compound assignment operators (e.g., +=, -=) combine an operation with assignment. The lambda operator (=>) in LINQ defines inline functions for queries. The Elvis operator (?) in string interpolation safely handles null values in interpolated strings. The default literal (default) initializes a variable with its default value for the given type. The discard operator (_) ignores values you do not need. Interpolated verbatim strings ($@) combine interpolated and verbatim strings. Conditional access with indexer (?) combines safe navigation and index access. Finally, switch expressions provide a concise way to return values based on conditions.