VB.Net - checking for Null values in DataSets

Martyn Fewtrell

Hi there.

I wonder if there was a "correct answer" for Vb.Net (I understand this is
quite easy in C#).

If im drawing data from a database using a TableAdapter the data ends up in
a DataTable. I then need to iterate through the DataTable to get the values
out. This in itself is not a big issue.

Code something like...

For x = 0 to........

myString = DataTable.Rows( x).Item("MyValu e")

until I come across a Null value.

A Null value in the Database throws an exception which is easy to address
with a Try Catch statement. However as mentioned in some of the excellent
articles this is not a good solution for the problem.

Is there some means of testing the value before accessing it so that the
Try/Catch would no longer be required.

Perhaps something like:

If Not Datatable.Rows( 0).Item("MyValu e") = Nothing Then

myString = DataTable.Rows( 0).Item("MyValu e")

End If

Which doesnt work!

Try/Catch just seems the wrong approach.
Regards

Martyn Fewtrell

Aug 1 '06 #1

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Patrick.O.Ige

Martyn trying checking fo DBNull.value
Hope that helps
Patrick

"Martyn Fewtrell" <mf*******@news group.nospamwro te in message
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Hi there.

I wonder if there was a "correct answer" for Vb.Net (I understand this is
quite easy in C#).

If im drawing data from a database using a TableAdapter the data ends up
in
a DataTable. I then need to iterate through the DataTable to get the
values
out. This in itself is not a big issue.

Code something like...

For x = 0 to........

myString = DataTable.Rows( x).Item("MyValu e")

until I come across a Null value.

A Null value in the Database throws an exception which is easy to address
with a Try Catch statement. However as mentioned in some of the excellent
articles this is not a good solution for the problem.

Is there some means of testing the value before accessing it so that the
Try/Catch would no longer be required.

Perhaps something like:

If Not Datatable.Rows( 0).Item("MyValu e") = Nothing Then

myString = DataTable.Rows( 0).Item("MyValu e")

End If

Which doesnt work!

Try/Catch just seems the wrong approach.
Regards

Martyn Fewtrell

Aug 1 '06 #2

Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)

Compare to DBNull.Value.

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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"Martyn Fewtrell" <mf*******@news group.nospamwro te in message
news:88******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

Hi there.

I wonder if there was a "correct answer" for Vb.Net (I understand this is
quite easy in C#).

If im drawing data from a database using a TableAdapter the data ends up
in
a DataTable. I then need to iterate through the DataTable to get the
values
out. This in itself is not a big issue.

Code something like...

For x = 0 to........

myString = DataTable.Rows( x).Item("MyValu e")

until I come across a Null value.

A Null value in the Database throws an exception which is easy to address
with a Try Catch statement. However as mentioned in some of the excellent
articles this is not a good solution for the problem.

Is there some means of testing the value before accessing it so that the
Try/Catch would no longer be required.

Perhaps something like:

If Not Datatable.Rows( 0).Item("MyValu e") = Nothing Then

myString = DataTable.Rows( 0).Item("MyValu e")

End If

Which doesnt work!

Try/Catch just seems the wrong approach.
Regards

Martyn Fewtrell

Aug 1 '06 #3

Martyn Fewtrell

Thanks to both of you.

I've gone with

If Not (IsDBNull(DataT able.Rows(x).It em("MyValue")) ) Then
myString = DataTable.Rows( x).Item("MyValu e")
End If

Which seems to do the trick!

--
Regards

Martyn Fewtrell
"Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer)" wrote:

Compare to DBNull.Value.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

*************** *************** *************** ****
Think outside of the box!
*************** *************** *************** ****
"Martyn Fewtrell" <mf*******@news group.nospamwro te in message
news:88******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
Hi there.

I wonder if there was a "correct answer" for Vb.Net (I understand this is
quite easy in C#).

If im drawing data from a database using a TableAdapter the data ends up
in
a DataTable. I then need to iterate through the DataTable to get the
values
out. This in itself is not a big issue.

Code something like...

For x = 0 to........

myString = DataTable.Rows( x).Item("MyValu e")

until I come across a Null value.

A Null value in the Database throws an exception which is easy to address
with a Try Catch statement. However as mentioned in some of the excellent
articles this is not a good solution for the problem.

Is there some means of testing the value before accessing it so that the
Try/Catch would no longer be required.

Perhaps something like:

If Not Datatable.Rows( 0).Item("MyValu e") = Nothing Then

myString = DataTable.Rows( 0).Item("MyValu e")

End If

Which doesnt work!

Try/Catch just seems the wrong approach.
Regards

Martyn Fewtrell

Aug 1 '06 #4

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