Best method of assigning NULL value to SqlParamete

Question

I have a number of optional input parameters I am using in a C# class method. Since the optional syntax creates a value of '0' when the parameter is not used, the SQL insert command I call in the method winds up inserting as such. However, I need the command to insert a NULL value instead of a 0 when the parameter is not being used. What is the best way to accomplish this without using a large amount of 'if' statements?

Below is the code I am referring to. Is there syntax/a command of some kind that will allow me to specify a NULL value in the SqlParameter declaration?

public int batchInsert
(
    int id, 
    int outcome, 
    int input = 0, 
    int add = 0, 
    int update = 0,
    int delete = 0,
    int errors = 0, 
    int warnings = 0
)
{
    string sts;
    if (outcome == 0)
    {
        sts = "S";
    }
    else if (outcome == 1)
    {
        sts = "W";
    }
    else
    {
        sts = "E";
    }

    SqlConnection sqlConn = new SqlConnection(this.connString);
    SqlParameter runId = new SqlParameter("@runId", id);
    SqlParameter endTime = new SqlParameter("@endTime", DateTime.Now);
    SqlParameter status = new SqlParameter("@status", sts);
    SqlParameter sqlInput = new SqlParameter("@itemsRead", input);
    SqlParameter sqlAdd = new SqlParameter("@add", add);
    SqlParameter sqlUpdate = new SqlParameter("@update", update);
    SqlParameter sqlDelete = new SqlParameter("@delete", delete);
    SqlParameter sqlError = new SqlParameter("@errors", errors);
    SqlParameter sqlWarning = new SqlParameter("@warnings", warnings);
    SqlParameter result = new SqlParameter("@outcome", results[outcome]);
    SqlCommand sqlComm = new SqlCommand(insertCommand(), sqlConn);

Answer 1

with small helper class we can create extenction method to add DBNull.Value to sqlparameter

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Data;
using System.Data.Common;

namespace System.Data.SqlClient
{
    public static class ExtensionMethods 

    {



        public static SqlParameter AddParameter(this SqlParameterCollection parms, SqlParameter param)
        {
            if (param.Value == null)
            {
                param.Value = DBNull.Value;
                return parms.Add(param);
            }
            else
            {
                return parms.Add(param);        
            }

        }
}

usage

SqlParameter _FraudPackageID = new SqlParameter("@FraudPackageID", System.Data.SqlDbType.BigInt);
 _FraudPackageID.Value = FraudPackageID;
 _FraudPackageID.Direction = System.Data.ParameterDirection.Input;

_cmd.Parameters.AddParameter(_FraudPackageID);

if you assign or pass null as value to sqlparameter this extenction method will automatically converts it to DBNull and reassign to the sqlparameter.

so no need to worry about what the values we are passing dynamically.