Use of unassigned variable?

Question

I\'m getting the error use of unassigned variable \"ps\" when declaring if paymentstatus is null or has value in the \"if\" statement. I\'m thinking that i allready declared ps

Answer 1

You have declared the local variable but you have not assigned a value. Therefore the compiler helps you to prevent this bug.

PaymentStatus? ps;  
// ...
if (ps.HasValue)

So assign a value:

PaymentStatus? ps = null;  
// ...
if (ps.HasValue)

However, thix fixes the compiler error but is still pointless since it will never have a value. Maybe you want to use a method parameter instead:

public IList DailyBestsellersReport(PaymentStatus? ps)
{