Convert Object type to DataTime?

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Hi,

Could you please let me know how to convert object type to DataTime. You can refer the below code for more information

internal object Value
{
set
{
DateTime dt = Convert.ToDateTime(value);
this.SelectedDate = (dt == DateTime.MinValue)?null:dt.ToString("dd-MMM-yyyy");
}
}

value being passed to Value property is "19/12/2008 00:00:00".

Regards,
Atheeq

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Re: Convert Object type to DataTime?

dateTime IS an object.
I'm not shure what you really asked, but I'm inferring you're referring to nullable types. Like this:

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 DateTime? dt = new DateTime();
            dt = DateTime.Now;
            dt = null; //you can not do this if you don't use a ? in the declaration.
 DateTime? dt = new DateTime();
            dt = DateTime.Now;
            dt = null; //you can not do this if you don't use a ? in the declaration.

Last edited by ddanbe; Dec 21st, 2008 at 1:20 pm.

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Re: Convert Object type to DataTime?

To explain DDanbe answer, DateTime is value type which means can't be null to make it accepts null you should add nullable flavor "DateTime?"

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