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Asked: June 15, 20262026-06-15T08:25:11+00:00 2026-06-15T08:25:11+00:00

I have a column with SQL type of smallint (EF type of Int16) that

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I have a column with SQL type of smallint (EF type of Int16) that I want to insert a null value into but when I use the below code I get the error that null can not be converted to short. How can I get this one line if statment to allow me to insert a null?

CollectionID = (ddlCollection.SelectedValue == "None") ? null  : Convert.ToInt16(ddlCollection.SelectedValue)
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    2026-06-15T08:25:12+00:00Added an answer on June 15, 2026 at 8:25 am

    Working code is to do a nullablecnvert like:

    CollectionID = (ddlCollection.SelectedValue == "None") ? (Nullable<Int16>)null : Convert.ToInt16(ddlCollection.SelectedValue)
    
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