MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlDataReader.GetMySqlDateTime C# (CSharp) Method

    public MySqlDateTime GetMySqlDateTime(int column)
    {
      return (MySqlDateTime)GetFieldValue(column, true);
    }

 public static DateTime GetDateTimeFromRdr(MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlDataReader rdr, string column)
 {
     try
     {
         int ord = rdr.GetOrdinal(column);
         //if (rdr[ord] == DBNull.Value) return DateTime.MinValue;
         string typeName = rdr.GetDataTypeName(ord);
         if (typeName == "DATE")
         {
             rdr.GetMySqlDateTime(ord).GetDateTime();
         }
         return((DateTime)rdr[column]);
     }
     catch (Exception exc)
     {
         log.Error("GetDateTimeFromRdr", exc);
         return(DateTime.Now);
     }
 }