conditional in new object assignment?

Question

what is shorthand for this or should i not do this? do i call a method to check?

 bool assign=value;
 objectsList = from o in objects select new {
                              id=o.id,
                              name=o.name or "" (if assign==false),

                                }

Answer 1

bool assign=value;
var objectsList = from o in objects select new 
                  {
                      id = o.id,
                      name = assign ? o.name : String.Empty 
                  };

Answer 2

Do you mean something like:

bool assign=value;
var objectsList = from o in objects select new {
    id=o.id,
    name=(assign ? o.name : String.Empty)
};

PS: Be wary of deferred execution - check on assign will occur at the point you use it rather than when you declare the select statement.