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Why does C# support nullable reference types, and what problem do they solve?

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Quick Answer Nullable reference types (C# 8+) make null an explicit opt-in. You declare string? to say "this can be null" and string to mean "this should never be null." The compiler warns you when you dereference something that might be null. This catches null reference exceptions before they happen at runtime.

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Nullable reference types prevent null reference exceptions by enforcing compiler analysis and warnings for unsafe null operations.

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