How round double nullable type?

Question

I want to round double? value, so if there is 2,3 should be 2 but if there is null then should be null.

Answer 1

There is no direct way to round a nullable double. You need to check if the variable has a value: if yes, round it; otherwise, return null.

You need to cast a bit if you do this using the conditional ?: operator:

double? result = myNullableDouble.HasValue
               ? (double?)Math.Round(myNullableDouble.Value)
               : null;

Alternatively:

double? result = null;
if (myNullableDouble.HasValue)
{
    result = Math.Round(myNullableDouble.Value);
}

Answer 2

As others have pointed out, it is easy enough to do this as a one-off. To do it in general:

static Func<T?, T?> LiftToNullable<T>(Func<T, T> func) where T : struct
{
    return n=> n == null ? (T?) null : (T?) func(n.Value);
}

And now you can say:

var NullableRound = LiftToNullable<double>(Math.Round);
double? d = NullableRound(null);

And hey, now you can do this with any method that takes and returns a value type.