Handle Missing Values With FieldNullValue

How to read a file with some missing values and use the FieldNullValue attribute

If your files contain a field that can be empty

Input.txt

10248|VINET|04071996|32.38
10249|TOMSP||11.61
10250|HANAR|08071996|65.83
10251|VICTE|03041991|41.34

RecordClass.cs

[DelimitedRecord("|")]
public class Orders
{
    public int OrderID;

    public string CustomerID;

    [FieldConverter(ConverterKind.Date, "ddMMyyyy")]
    [FieldNullValue(typeof (DateTime), "1900-01-01")]
    public DateTime OrderDate;

    public decimal Freight;
}

Example.cs

var engine = new FileHelperEngine<Orders>();
var records = engine.ReadFile("Input.txt");

foreach (var record in records) {
    Console.WriteLine(record.CustomerID);
    if (record.OrderDate != new DateTime(1900, 01, 01))
        Console.WriteLine(record.OrderDate.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy"));
    else
        Console.WriteLine("No Date");
    Console.WriteLine(record.Freight);
}

Console

VINET
04/07/1996
32,38
TOMSP
No Date
11,61
HANAR
08/07/1996
65,83
VICTE
03/04/1991
41,34