Andrew Bancroft • 10/3/2014

Date, Date?, and the ToString Method in VB.Net

This article details a common pitfall in VB.Net where developers confuse Date and Date? (Nullable(Of Date)) objects. The author describes encountering an 'Input string was not in a correct format' exception when trying to use a format string with ToString on a Date? object, which lacks the overload that accepts a format string. The solution involves converting the nullable date to a regular Date type using CType before calling ToString with the desired format. The article emphasizes understanding the underlying type differences rather than just copying code.

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#Date Formatting #Type Conversion #Vbnet