Determine if DataColumn is numeric

Question

Is there a better way than this to check if a DataColumn in a DataTable is numeric (coming from a SQL Server database)?

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Answer 1

Another method without using Arrays, just by one line of code:

return col != null && "Byte,Decimal,Double,Int16,Int32,Int64,SByte,Single,UInt16,UInt32,UInt64,".Contains(col.DataType.Name + ",");

This line of code can be used either as a normal helper method or as an extension method.