using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        //!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(wc.WCClassCode).ToString().Trim().Equals(assignedWorkersCompCode.Trim())

        //   return WorkersCompClassCodes.ToList().Exists(wc => wc.IsActive == true && Convert.ToString(wc.WCClassCode).Trim().Equals(assignedWorkersCompCode.Trim())) ? true : false;

​

        bool val = false;

object _myListVal = null;

        //  return WorkersCompClassCodes.ToList().Exists(wc => wc.IsActive == true && ((string)wc.WCClassCode??string.Empty).Trim().Equals(assignedWorkersCompCode.Trim())) ? true : false;

​

        val = ((string)_myListVal??string.Empty).Trim().Equals("8596".Trim());

        Console.WriteLine(val);

        object _myListVal2 = "8596 ";

        //  return WorkersCompClassCodes.ToList().Exists(wc => wc.IsActive == true && ((string)wc.WCClassCode??string.Empty).Trim().Equals(assignedWorkersCompCode.Trim())) ? true : false;

​

        bool val2 = ((string)_myListVal2??string.Empty).Trim().Equals("8596".Trim());

        Console.WriteLine(val2);

    }

}