Ruby-ish *rescue* for C#. Swallowing exceptions in C# is almost always imprudent, but sometimes it's just necessary.

Program.cs

public T Rescue<T>(T defValue, Func<T> fn)
{
    try
    {
        return fn();
    }
    catch
    {
        return defValue;
    }
}

public void Rescue(Action fn)
{
    try
    {
        fn();
    }
    catch { }
}


/*
 * Usage:
 */

public void DoSomething(Person person)
{
    // any exceptions encountered in retrieving SortOrder will result in a return value of 1
    // essentially if person, Preferences, DisplaySettings or SortOrder is null 1 is returned
    var sortOrder = Rescue(1, () => person.Preferences.DisplaySettings.SortOrder);
    Console.WriteLine(sortOrder);
}

Simple yet helpful. Thanks!