DBNull vs null in .Net 2.0

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17 Apr 2006 1:23 PM

Joe L. F.

With .Net 2.0 the concept of nullable types appear.
DBNull seems to be useless today. Null references could be used everywhere
DBNull were used.
Why does DBNull still exists?

17 Apr 2006 2:42 PM

OHM ( One Handed Man )

Backwards compatability

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"Joe L. F." <Jo***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F5535E7C-C925-435D-BD0A-622000ED1D0D@microsoft.com...
> With .Net 2.0 the concept of nullable types appear.
> DBNull seems to be useless today. Null references could be used everywhere
> DBNull were used.
> Why does DBNull still exists?
>