nullable datetimes

Question

I have 1 datetime field that is not nullable and 1 that is nullable. I can use the following code with the non nullable one :

 c.StartDate.Day.ToString() + "/" + 
 c.StartDate.Month.ToString() + "/" + 
 c.StartDate.Year.ToString()

But when I try to do this with the nullable one, I get the error :

'System.Nullable' does not contain a definition for 'Day' and no extension method 'Day' accepting a first argument of type 'System.Nullable' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

How do I get the Day, Month, Year of a nullable datetime?

Answer 1

You'll have to use the .Value property on your nullable:

c.StartDate.Value.Day.ToString()  //etc

After checking for null, you could:

 c.StartDate.Value.ToString("dd-MMM-yyyy");