Typed SQLDataReader

using System;
using System.Data.SqlClient;

namespace SmartReading
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Summary description for SmartDataReader.
	/// </summary>
	public sealed class SmartDataReader
	{
		private DateTime defaultDate;
		public SmartDataReader(SqlDataReader reader)
		{
			this.defaultDate = DateTime.MinValue;
			this.reader = reader;
		}

		public int GetInt32(String column)
		{
			int data = (reader.IsDBNull(reader.GetOrdinal(column))) ? (int)0 : (int)reader[column];
			return data;
		}

		public short GetInt16(String column)
		{
			short data = (reader.IsDBNull(reader.GetOrdinal(column))) ? (short)0 : (short)reader[column];
			return data;
		}

		public float GetFloat(String column)
		{
			float data = (reader.IsDBNull(reader.GetOrdinal(column))) ? 0 : float.Parse(reader[column].ToString());
			return data;
		}

		public bool GetBoolean(String column)
		{
			bool data = (reader.IsDBNull(reader.GetOrdinal(column))) ? false : (bool)reader[column];
			return data;
		}

		public String GetString(String column)
		{
			String data = (reader.IsDBNull(reader.GetOrdinal(column))) ? null : reader[column].ToString();
			return data;
		}

		public DateTime GetDateTime(String column)
		{
			DateTime data = (reader.IsDBNull(reader.GetOrdinal(column))) ? defaultDate : (DateTime)reader[column];
			return data;
		}

		public bool Read()
		{
			return this.reader.Read();
		}
		private SqlDataReader reader;
	}
}