Public Class DatabaseEx
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Checks a Row value for three different `null` values,
    ''' Nothing, Empty String, DBNull
    ''' 
    ''' Returns the original value if the value is not null, or `defaultValue`
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <typeparam name="T">The type of the value</typeparam>
    ''' <param name="Row">The DataRow that contains the value</param>
    ''' <param name="Column">The column name</param>
    ''' <param name="DefaultValue">The default value</param>
    ''' <returns>The original value or the default value</returns>
    Public Shared Function NotNull(Of T)(ByVal Row As DataRow, Column As String, DefaultValue As T) As T
        Return ObjectEx.NotNull(Row.Item(Column), DefaultValue)
    End Function
End Class