From 0aba9e91e2e47b726702a3c6d2a7397128aa8f81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: TekH <h.tek@digitaldata.works>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:39:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add DataRowExtensions for safe value retrieval with defaults

Introduced DataRowExtensions.cs with extension methods for DataRow:
- ItemEx<T>: Retrieves a value by column name with a default if missing or null.
- ItemEx (string): Overload for string values, using the generic method.
These methods help prevent errors when accessing missing or null columns.
---
 .../Extensions/DataRowExtensions.cs           | 27 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 EnvelopeGenerator.ServiceHost/Extensions/DataRowExtensions.cs

diff --git a/EnvelopeGenerator.ServiceHost/Extensions/DataRowExtensions.cs b/EnvelopeGenerator.ServiceHost/Extensions/DataRowExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5fa51c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/EnvelopeGenerator.ServiceHost/Extensions/DataRowExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using System.Data;
+
+namespace EnvelopeGenerator.ServiceHost.Extensions;
+
+public static class DataRowExtensions
+{
+    public static T ItemEx<T>(this DataRow row, string columnName, T defaultValue)
+    {
+        if (!row.Table.Columns.Contains(columnName))
+        {
+            return defaultValue;
+        }
+
+        var value = row[columnName];
+        if (value is DBNull or null)
+        {
+            return defaultValue;
+        }
+
+        return (T)Convert.ChangeType(value, typeof(T));
+    }
+
+    public static string ItemEx(this DataRow row, string columnName, string defaultValue)
+    {
+        return row.ItemEx<string>(columnName, defaultValue);
+    }
+}
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