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GetType of custom Property set to nothing

Author
28 Mar 2006 8:01 PM
Nicolas
I want to return the proper Null to the SQL Database if my property is
nothing
Also I thought about creating a function so I don't have to put so many if
statement for each property for each classes etc.
However if I call ReturnValue(myClass.CompanyName) and CompanyName is
Nothing then it crash where it shoud return SqlTypes.SqlString.Null


Private _CompanyName As String


<ComponentModel.Browsable(True), ComponentModel.Description("CompanyName"),
ComponentModel.ReadOnly(False)> _
Public Property CompanyName() As String Implements iCompany.CompanyName
    Get
        Return _CompanyName
    End Get

    Set(ByVal Value As String)
        Me._CompanyName = Value
    End Set
End Property

Function ReturnValue(ByVal thisObject As Object) As Object
    Try
        If IsNothing(thisObject) Then

""""" CRASH HERE """ Because thisObject is nothing so I cannot get the type
            Select Case thisObject.GetType.ToString
                Case GetType(System.String).ToString
                    Return SqlTypes.SqlString.Null
                Case GetType(System.Boolean).ToString
                    Return SqlTypes.SqlBoolean.Null
                Case Else
                    Return SqlTypes.SqlString.Null
            End Select
        Else
            Return thisObject
        End If

    Catch ex As Exception
        Return SqlTypes.SqlString.Null
    End Try
End Function



Thanks for the help

Nicolas

Author
28 Mar 2006 10:43 PM
Mythran
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> Function ReturnValue(ByVal thisObject As Object) As Object
>    Try
>        If IsNothing(thisObject) Then
>
> """"" CRASH HERE """ Because thisObject is nothing so I cannot get the
> type
>            Select Case thisObject.GetType.ToString
>                Case GetType(System.String).ToString
>                    Return SqlTypes.SqlString.Null
>                Case GetType(System.Boolean).ToString
>                    Return SqlTypes.SqlBoolean.Null
>                Case Else
>                    Return SqlTypes.SqlString.Null
>            End Select
>        Else
>            Return thisObject
>        End If
>
>    Catch ex As Exception
>        Return SqlTypes.SqlString.Null
>    End Try
> End Function
>
>
Nick,

If you want to return null if the object is nothing, try:

Function ReturnValue(ByVal Value As Object) As Object
    If Value Is Nothing
        Return DBNull.Value
    Else
        Return Value
    End If
End Function


HTH,
Mythran