how to check if a datareader is null or empty

Question

I have a datareader that return a lsit of records from a sql server database. I have a field in the database called "Additional". This field is 50% of the time emp

Answer 1

if (myReader.HasRows) //The key Word is **.HasRows**

{

    ltlAdditional.Text = "Contains data";

}

else

{   

    ltlAdditional.Text = "Is null Or Empty";

}