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Allow Null

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Allow null sets an attribute's nullability, i.e. if this attribute should be able to hold "no value". It affects both the in-memory value (it will show up with a question mark at the end of the type, like Boolean?).

In c# and ocl its a bit tricky to know to check for both null and '' (empty string) for strings - hence the ->isnullorempty operator on string is good to use.

Nullability is at its best for numbers - helping user to distinguish if someone wrote 0 or no-one has written anything yet...

Read more about Initial values and Default Database values for a fuller explanation of the properties InitialValue, DefaultDBValue and Allow Null

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 '''Allow null''' sets an attribute's nullability, i.e. if this attribute should be able to hold "no value". It affects both the in-memory value (it will show up with a question mark at the end of the type, like Boolean?).
+In c# and ocl its a bit tricky to know to check for both null and <nowiki>''</nowiki> (empty string) for strings - hence the ->isnullorempty operator on string is good to use.
+Nullability is at its best for numbers - helping user to distinguish if someone wrote 0 or no-one has written anything yet...
 Read more about [[Initial values and Default Database values|'''Initial values''' and '''Default Database values''']] for a fuller explanation of the properties [[InitialValue]], [[DefaultDBValue]] and [[Allow Null]]
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