Fix for null DateTime?s

Author: mcintyre321

Mvc.JQuery.Datatables.Example/Controllers/FakeDatabase.cs

@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ static FakeDatabase()
                 Position = positions[i%positions.Count],
                 IsAdmin = i%11 == 0,
                 Number = (Numbers) r.Next(4),
-                Hired =
-                    DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-1*365*3*
-                                            r.NextDouble()),
+                Hired = i % 8 == 0 ? null as DateTime? : DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-1*365*3* r.NextDouble()),
                 Salary =
                     10000 + (DateTime.UtcNow.Minute*1000) +
                     (DateTime.UtcNow.Second*100) +
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ public class User
 
         public PositionTypes? Position { get; set; }
 
-        public DateTime Hired { get; set; }
+        public DateTime? Hired { get; set; }
 
         public Numbers Number { get; set; }
 

Mvc.JQuery.Datatables.Example/Controllers/HomeController.cs

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public DataTablesResult<UserView> GetUsers(DataTablesParam dataTableParam)
             uv => new 
             {
                 Name = "<b>" + uv.Name + "</b>",
-                Hired = uv.Hired.ToShortDateString() + " (" + FriendlyDateHelper.GetPrettyDate(uv.Hired) + ") "
+                Hired = uv.Hired == null ? "&lt;pending&gt;" : uv.Hired.Value.ToShortDateString() + " (" + FriendlyDateHelper.GetPrettyDate(uv.Hired.Value) + ") "
             });
         }
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class UserView
         [DataTables( Sortable = false)]
         public bool IsAdmin { get; set; }
         public string Position { get; set; }
-        public DateTime  Hired { get; set; }
+        public DateTime?  Hired { get; set; }
 
         public Numbers Number { get; set; }
 

Mvc.JQuery.Datatables/StringTransformers.cs

@@ -59,10 +59,7 @@ public static Dictionary<string, object> TransformDictionary(Dictionary<string,
             var output = new Dictionary<string, object>();
             foreach (var row in dict)
             {
-                if (row.Value != null)
-                {
-                    output[row.Key] = GetStringedValue(row.Value.GetType(), row.Value);
-                }
+                output[row.Key] = row.Value == null ? "" : GetStringedValue(row.Value.GetType(), row.Value);
             }
             return output;
         }