error passing a marshal-by-refernce-class

Hi i have the following class

Code:

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public class User : XPBaseObject
{
        public DateTime ReceiptTimeIntervalStart;
}

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and i m trying to

Code:

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Console.Write(user.ReceiptTimeIntervalStart.ToShortTimeString());

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but the compiler says L:\NET Solutions\C#\OrderManager\frmUser.cs(200): Cannot pass 'OrderManager.User.ReceiptTimeIntervalStart' as ref or out, because 'OrderManager.User.ReceiptTimeIntervalStart' is a marshal-by-reference class

can someone help me please