GetDatetimeFromDataRow(DataRow,String,Nullable<DateTime>) Method

Convert and return the specified field of the supplied System.Data.DataRow as a DateTime If the value is a DB Null or the column does not exist or it doesn't convert to the specified type then return the specified default value.

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function GetDatetimeFromDataRow( _
   ByVal row As DataRow, _
   ByVal columnName As String, _
   ByVal defaultValue As Nullable(Of Date) _
) As Nullable(Of Date)

'Usage
 
Dim row As DataRow
Dim columnName As String
Dim defaultValue As Nullable(Of Date)
Dim value As Nullable(Of Date)
 
value = Helper.GetDatetimeFromDataRow(row, columnName, defaultValue)

public static Nullable<DateTime> GetDatetimeFromDataRow( 
   DataRow row,
   string columnName,
   Nullable<DateTime> defaultValue
)