[c#] Assign null to a SqlParameter

If you use the conditional(ternary) operator the compiler needs an implicit conversion between both types, otherwise you get an exception.

So you could fix it by casting one of both to System.Object:

planIndexParameter.Value = (AgeItem.AgeIndex== null) ? DBNull.Value : (object) AgeItem.AgeIndex;

But since the result is not really pretty and you always have to remember this casting, you could use such an extension method instead:

public static object GetDBNullOrValue<T>(this T val)
{
    bool isDbNull = true;
    Type t = typeof(T);

    if (Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(t) != null)
        isDbNull = EqualityComparer<T>.Default.Equals(default(T), val);
    else if (t.IsValueType)
        isDbNull = false;
    else
        isDbNull = val == null;

    return isDbNull ? DBNull.Value : (object) val;
}

Then you can use this concise code:

planIndexParameter.Value = AgeItem.AgeIndex.GetDBNullOrValue();