How can I make a DateTimePicker display an empty string?

Question

I would like to be able to display a DateTimePicker that has a default value of nothing, i.e. no date.

For example, I have a start date dtTaskStar

Answer 1

Obfuscating the value by using the CustomFormat property, using checkbox cbEnableEndDate as the flag to indicate whether other code should ignore the value:

If dateTaskEnd > Date.FromOADate(0) Then
    dtTaskEnd.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom
    dtTaskEnd.CustomFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd"
    dtTaskEnd.Value = dateTaskEnd 
    dtTaskEnd.Enabled = True
    cbEnableEndDate.Checked = True
Else
    dtTaskEnd.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom
    dtTaskEnd.CustomFormat = " "
    dtTaskEnd.Value = Date.FromOADate(0)
    dtTaskEnd.Enabled = False
    cbEnableEndDate.Checked = False
End If