下面是其他人可以根据@marc_s的答案使用的helper类:

public static class SQLDataReaderExtensions
    {
        public static int SafeGetInt(this SqlDataReader dataReader, string fieldName)
        {
            int fieldIndex = dataReader.GetOrdinal(fieldName);
            return dataReader.IsDBNull(fieldIndex) ? 0 : dataReader.GetInt32(fieldIndex);
        }

        public static int? SafeGetNullableInt(this SqlDataReader dataReader, string fieldName)
        {
            int fieldIndex = dataReader.GetOrdinal(fieldName);
            return dataReader.GetValue(fieldIndex) as int?;
        }

        public static string SafeGetString(this SqlDataReader dataReader, string fieldName)
        {
            int fieldIndex = dataReader.GetOrdinal(fieldName);
            return dataReader.IsDBNull(fieldIndex) ? string.Empty : dataReader.GetString(fieldIndex);
        }

        public static DateTime? SafeGetNullableDateTime(this SqlDataReader dataReader, string fieldName)
        {
            int fieldIndex = dataReader.GetOrdinal(fieldName);
            return dataReader.GetValue(fieldIndex) as DateTime?;
        }

        public static bool SafeGetBoolean(this SqlDataReader dataReader, string fieldName)
        {
            return SafeGetBoolean(dataReader, fieldName, false);
        }

        public static bool SafeGetBoolean(this SqlDataReader dataReader, string fieldName, bool defaultValue)
        {
            int fieldIndex = dataReader.GetOrdinal(fieldName);
            return dataReader.IsDBNull(fieldIndex) ? defaultValue : dataReader.GetBoolean(fieldIndex);
        }
    }

和/或使用赋值的三元运算符:

employee.FirstName = rdr.IsDBNull(indexFirstName))? 
                     String.Empty: rdr.GetString(indexFirstName);

替换每个属性类型的默认值(当为空时)…

在c# 7.0中，我们可以做到:

var a = reader["ERateCode"] as string;
var b = reader["ERateLift"] as int?;
var c = reader["Id"] as int?;

如果是，它会保持空值。

如何创建帮助方法

为字符串

private static string MyStringConverter(object o)
    {
        if (o == DBNull.Value || o == null)
            return "";

        return o.ToString();
    }

使用

MyStringConverter(read["indexStringValue"])

为整数

 private static int MyIntonverter(object o)
    {
        if (o == DBNull.Value || o == null)
            return 0;

        return Convert.ToInt32(o);
    }

使用

MyIntonverter(read["indexIntValue"])

为日期

private static DateTime? MyDateConverter(object o)
    {
        return (o == DBNull.Value || o == null) ? (DateTime?)null : Convert.ToDateTime(o);
    }

使用

MyDateConverter(read["indexDateValue"])

注意:对于DateTime声明变量为

DateTime? variable;

下面是其他人可以根据@marc_s的答案使用的helper类:

public static class SQLDataReaderExtensions
    {
        public static int SafeGetInt(this SqlDataReader dataReader, string fieldName)
        {
            int fieldIndex = dataReader.GetOrdinal(fieldName);
            return dataReader.IsDBNull(fieldIndex) ? 0 : dataReader.GetInt32(fieldIndex);
        }

        public static int? SafeGetNullableInt(this SqlDataReader dataReader, string fieldName)
        {
            int fieldIndex = dataReader.GetOrdinal(fieldName);
            return dataReader.GetValue(fieldIndex) as int?;
        }

        public static string SafeGetString(this SqlDataReader dataReader, string fieldName)
        {
            int fieldIndex = dataReader.GetOrdinal(fieldName);
            return dataReader.IsDBNull(fieldIndex) ? string.Empty : dataReader.GetString(fieldIndex);
        }

        public static DateTime? SafeGetNullableDateTime(this SqlDataReader dataReader, string fieldName)
        {
            int fieldIndex = dataReader.GetOrdinal(fieldName);
            return dataReader.GetValue(fieldIndex) as DateTime?;
        }

        public static bool SafeGetBoolean(this SqlDataReader dataReader, string fieldName)
        {
            return SafeGetBoolean(dataReader, fieldName, false);
        }

        public static bool SafeGetBoolean(this SqlDataReader dataReader, string fieldName, bool defaultValue)
        {
            int fieldIndex = dataReader.GetOrdinal(fieldName);
            return dataReader.IsDBNull(fieldIndex) ? defaultValue : dataReader.GetBoolean(fieldIndex);
        }
    }

在尝试读取它之前检查sqlreader.IsDBNull(indexFirstName)。