How to convert any objects to Nullable
Simple extension method to convert in Nullable
public static class ObjectExtensions
{
public static Nullable<T> ToNullable<T>(this object input)
where T : struct
{
TypeConverter converter = TypeDescriptor
.GetConverter(typeof(T?));
return (T?)converter.ConvertFrom(input);
}
}Written by Diego Dias
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When you are reading a DataReader for example, everything is object and cannot possibly make implicit conversion to nullable. So, this extension method can help you and your code still looks better.
var id = reader[columnIndex].ToNullable<int>();
over 1 year ago
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Your example is an alternative to my, as mine is an alternative to your. I don't see no problem with extension methods to system.objects
over 1 year ago
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