EditorFor on nullable DateTime - “Nullable object must have a value.”

Question

I am attempting to display a form that allows a user to input a new assignment for a person. I\'m using a DateTime.cshtml EditorTemplate to handle DateTime values for the a

Answer 1

create a DateTime.cshtml in your Shared/DisplayTemplate folder

@model Nullable
@(Model != null ? string.Format(ViewData.ModelMetadata.DisplayFormatString ?? "{0:d}", Model) : string.Empty)

this supports metadata from datannotations to be used if found.