avoid checking for DataRow.IsDBNull on each column?

Question

My code is 2x longer than it would be if I could automatically set IsDBNull to \"\" or simply roll over it without an error.

This is my cod

Answer 1

Here's a one-liner:

Response.Write(rs.IsNull("column") ? "" : rs("column"));

or make it an extension method:

public string GetValueOrBlankString(this DataRow rs, string column)
{
    return rs.IsNull(column) ? "" : rs(column).ToString();
}

then call it as:

Response.Write(rs.GetValueOrBlankString("column"));