String.IsNullOrEmpty like function for VARCHARs in SQL?

Question

Say I\'ve got a function or stored procedure that takes in several VARCHAR parameters. I\'ve gotten tired of writing SQL like this to test if these parameters have a value:

Answer 1

I upvoted Atron's answer though he technically implemented IfNullOrWhiteSpace.

Here's my implementation of IfNullOrEmpty():

IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys .objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].[IfNullOrEmpty]' ) and type in ( N'FN'))
    DROP FUNCTION dbo.IfNullOrEmpty
go

CREATE FUNCTION dbo.IfNullOrEmpty(@value varchar(max), @substitute varchar(max)) returns varchar(max) as
BEGIN
    IF @value IS NOT NULL AND LEN(@value) > 0
        RETURN @value
    RETURN @substitute  
END