Nullable in C#

C# provides a special data types, the nullable types, to which you can assign normal range of values as well as null values.

For example, you can store any value from -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 or null in a Nullable< Int32 > variable. Similarly, you can assign true, false or null in a Nullable< bool > variable. Syntax for declaring a nullable type is as follows:

< data_type> ?  = null;

The following example demonstrates use of nullable data types:

using System;
namespace CalculatorApplication
{
   class NullablesAtShow
   {
      static void Main(string[] args)
      {
         int? num1 = null;
         int? num2 = 45;
         double? num3 = new double?();
         double? num4 = 3.14157;
         
         bool? boolval = new bool?();

         // display the values
         
         Console.WriteLine("Nullables at Show: {0}, {1}, {2}, {3}", 
                            num1, num2, num3, num4);
         Console.WriteLine("A Nullable boolean value: {0}", boolval);
         Console.ReadLine();

      }
   }
}

When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces following result:

Nullables at Show: , 45,  , 3.14157
A Nullable boolean value: