[RESOLVED] Nullable datatype inhibits formatting?

[calvin-c]

I'm trying to format a date. This works:
Dim x As Date = Today
Dim y As String
y = x.ToString("MMMM d, yyyy")

But this doesn't:
Dim x As Date? = Today
Dim y As String
y = x.ToString("MMMM d, yyyy")

When x is nullable I get an error 'Overload resolution failed because no accessible ToString accepts this number of arguments'.

I suppose I could copy the nullable variable into a non-nullable variable, then format it, but that seems extremely clumsy for something that should be fairly simply. Isn't there a better way?

Thanks.

Arghh! Copying the Date? variable into a Date variable doesn't work-Option Strict is On & that sees the two variables as being of different types. Is it really necessary to to an explicit CDate conversion on a nullable date variable?

OK, found an example that works. Problem is I was calling ToString directly on the nullable Date? variable-what I need to do is call it on the Value of that:
y = x.Value.ToString("MMMM d, yyyy")

That works.