/// <summary>Gets the value of the specified column as an instance of type T.</summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of element to return.</typeparam>
/// <param name="reader">The reader.</param>
/// <param name="columnName">Name of the column.</param>
/// <returns>This method returns default values for null database column values or undefined columns.</returns>
public static T GetSafeValue <T>(this DbDataReader reader, string columnName)
{
for (int i = 0; i < reader.FieldCount; i++)
{
if (reader.GetName(i).Equals(columnName, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
{
return(reader.GetSafeValue <T>(i));
}
}
return(default(T));
}
