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"DateTime?" Correct Syntax or Compiler Bug

va
Why does this property "DateTime?" compile?

public DateTime? test
{
get
{
return DateTime.Now;
}

}

I figured it was special syntax but I couldn't find documentation

TIA,

Apr 17 '06 #1
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va <id************@forgetit.com> wrote:
Why does this property "DateTime?" compile?


Because it's shorthand for a nullable type, a new feature to in 2.0.

See http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/c.../nullable.html

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Apr 17 '06 #2
va
Cool! Thanks for the help and the lesson. I'm reading up on the other new
aspects as well.
Apr 17 '06 #3

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