Handle DBNull in C#

Question

Is there a better/cleaner way to do this?

int stockvalue = 0;
if (!Convert.IsDBNull(reader[\"StockValue\"]))
    stockvalue = (int)reader[\"StockValue\"];
         


        

Answer 1

int? stockValue = reader["StockValue"] == null || reader["StockValue"] == DBNull.Value ? null : (int?)reader["StockValue"];