Gets the value of the specified column as a String or null of it the value is DBNull.

Namespace: System.Extensions.Data
Assembly: System.Extensions (in System.Extensions.dll) Version: 0.0.0.5 (0.0.0.5)

Syntax

C#
public static string GetNullableString(
	this IDataRecord reader,
	string name
)
Visual Basic
<ExtensionAttribute> 
Public Shared Function GetNullableString ( 
	reader As IDataRecord,
	name As String
) As String
Visual C++
public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
static String^ GetNullableString(
	IDataRecord^ reader, 
	String^ name
)
F#
static member GetNullableString : 
        reader : IDataRecord * 
        name : string -> string 

Parameters

reader
Type: System.Data..::..IDataRecord
The reader to retrieve the value from.
name
Type: System..::..String
The name of the field to find.

Return Value

Type: String
The value of the column.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IDataRecord. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

See Also