C# Nullable<DateTime> to string

Question

I have a DateTime? variable, sometimes the value is null, how can I return an empty string "" when the value is null or the DateTime value when not null?

Answer 1

Though many of these answers are correct, all of them are needlessly complex. The result of calling ToString on a nullable DateTime is already an empty string if the value is logically null. Just call ToString on your value; it will do exactly what you want.

Answer 2

string date = myVariable.HasValue ? myVariable.Value.ToString() : string.Empty;