[RESOLVED] Nullable Object Properties ASP.Net 1.1

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Hi there

im trying to find an resolution to a problem im having.
I have an object which has several integer/date properties

I use a datareader to load data from the database into these objects.
The issue is when i have null values for the integer/date fields.

i use the following function to loaddata into the properties:

myobject.mynumber = getNullInt32(l_dr, 0)
 
 
Private Function getNullInt32(ByVal p_reader As SqlDataReader, ByVal p_index As Integer) As Integer
        Dim l_retInteger As Integer = Nothing
        If Not p_reader.IsDBNull(p_index) Then
            l_retInteger = p_reader.GetInt32(p_index)
        End If
        Return l_retInteger
    End Function

so when my column has a null value in the table the function returns 0 which
sets the property myobject.mynumber to 0, when the value it not 0.

So i cannot distinguish the difference between a table field having 0 in it or nothing in it.


Is there any way to do the following from ASP 2.0 in ASP 1.1

Public Property mynumber as Nullable(Of Integer)

this is very frustrating.