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Missing Values: Handle Missing Values with Nullable

Using Nullable for missing values

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||41.34

RecordClass.cs

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

    public string CustomerID;

    [FieldConverter(ConverterKind.Date, "ddMMyyyy")]
    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);
    Console.WriteLine(record.OrderDate);
    Console.WriteLine(record.Freight);
}

Console

VINET
04/07/1996 12:00:00 a.m.
32,38
TOMSP

11,61
HANAR
08/07/1996 12:00:00 a.m.
65,83
VICTE

41,34