How to return a empty string?
<p>i have the following getter and setter method:</p>

<pre><code>private Ansprechpartner partner;
    public virtual Ansprechpartner Partner
    {

        get
        {
            if (partner == null)
            {
               // something like partner = " ";
            }
            return partner;  
        }
        set
        {
            partner = value;
        }
    }
</code></pre>

<p>In the if clause i want to set partner = " ". But of course this isn't working, cause partner is a Typ a the class Ansprechpartner.</p>

<p>Is there a way to do something equivalent, so that partner returns an empty string if (parter == null)?</p>

<p>Please help</p>
