c# - Unable to cast object of type 'System.DateTime' to type 'System.String' -
getting error has me stumped. i'm assuming it's simple can't seem figure 1 out, code causing error:
if ((string) _nullabledatetimepicker1.value != string.empty && _nullabledatetimepicker1.value != null) { _nullabledatetimepicker1.value = null; } when clicking on search button in windows form, popping up:
unable cast object of type 'system.datetime' type 'system.string'.
it appears type of nullable-type instance of _nullabledatetimepicker1 datetime, not string; need compare datetime or convert string.
so, in simplest sense:
_nullabledatetimepicker1.value.tostring() != string.empty however, beware danger of not checking hasvalue, cause nullreferenceexception if value null; so, check little backwards.
and then, if wasn't null, you'd have datetime.minvalue, , tostring wouldn't return empty string. therefore, check null on nullable thing, , if not null, compare datetime.minvalue (unless there's quirk in code means have different 'default'.