Why can't I check if a 'DateTime' is 'Nothing'?

Question

In VB.NET, is there a way to set a DateTime variable to \"not set\"? And why is it possible to set a DateTime to Nothing, but not<

Answer 1

You can also use below just simple to check:

If startDate <> Nothing Then
your logic
End If

It will check that the startDate variable of DateTime datatype is null or not.