SqlDataReader.IsDBNull(Int32) Method

public:
 override bool IsDBNull(int i);

public:
 virtual bool IsDBNull(int i);

public override bool IsDBNull(int i);

public bool IsDBNull(int i);

override this.IsDBNull : int -> bool

abstract member IsDBNull : int -> bool
override this.IsDBNull : int -> bool

Public Overrides Function IsDBNull (i As Integer) As Boolean

Public Function IsDBNull (i As Integer) As Boolean

true if the specified column value is equivalent to DBNull; otherwise false.

Call this method to check for null column values before calling the typed get methods (for example, GetByte, GetChar, and so on) to avoid raising an error.

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.SqlClient;

class Program {
   static void Main(string[] args) {

      using (var connection = new SqlConnection(@"Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks2012;Integrated Security=SSPI")) {
         var command = new SqlCommand("SELECT p.FirstName, p.MiddleName, p.LastName FROM HumanResources.Employee AS e" +
                                 " JOIN Person.Person AS p ON e.BusinessEntityID = p.BusinessEntityID;", connection);
         connection.Open();
         var reader = command.ExecuteReader();
         while (reader.Read()) {
            Console.Write(reader.GetString(reader.GetOrdinal("FirstName")));
            // display middle name only of not null
            if (!reader.IsDBNull(reader.GetOrdinal("MiddleName")))
               Console.Write(" {0}", reader.GetString(reader.GetOrdinal("MiddleName")));
            Console.WriteLine(" {0}", reader.GetString(reader.GetOrdinal("LastName")));
         }
         connection.Close();
      }
   }
}

Imports System.Data
Imports System.Data.SqlClient

Module Module1
   Sub Main()
      Using connection As New SqlConnection("Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks2012;Integrated Security=SSPI")
         Dim command As New SqlCommand("SELECT p.FirstName, p.MiddleName, p.LastName FROM HumanResources.Employee AS e" & _
                                       " JOIN Person.Person AS p ON e.BusinessEntityID = p.BusinessEntityID;", connection)
         connection.Open()
         Dim reader As SqlDataReader = command.ExecuteReader()
         While reader.Read()
            Console.Write(reader.GetString(reader.GetOrdinal("FirstName")))

            ' display middle name only of not null
            If Not reader.IsDBNull(reader.GetOrdinal("MiddleName")) Then
               Console.Write(" {0}", reader.GetString(reader.GetOrdinal("MiddleName")))
            End If

            Console.WriteLine(" {0}", reader.GetString(reader.GetOrdinal("LastName")))
         End While
         connection.Close()
      End Using
   End Sub
End Module

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