How to parse Nullable from a SqlDataReader

Question

The DateTime.TryParse method takes a DateTime as an argument, not a DateTime? ?

Right now I have the following code:

if(!DateTime.TryParse(reader[\"P         


        

Answer 1

How about this instead:

int x = reader.GetOrdinal("Placed");

if(!reader.IsDBNull(x))
    _placed = reader.GetDateTime(x);