Best method to use IDataReader as IEnumerable?

Question

I need to use Linq on any IDataReader implementations like this

var c = sqlDataReader.AsEnumerable().Count();

Example:

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Answer 1

Here are my two cents :

public static IEnumerable Enumerate(this T reader) where T: IDataReader 
{ 
   using(reader) 
      while(reader.Read()) 
         yield return reader; 
} 

public void Test()
{
  var Res =
    from Dr in MyDataReader.Enumerate()
    select new {
      ID = (Guid)Dr["ID"],
      Description = Dr["Desc"] as string
    };
}

I felt the urge to post this, because it is very important to dispose a DataReader after use, and no answer mentioned it.

That's why my implementation has a using statement around the while loop. In this way, I can do "one hand" queries whithout worrying about the DataReader disposal.