If the passed in parameter is null, this method returns the minimum value supported by the DateTime object as the value. If the passed in object is not null, this method casts the object to a DateTime value and returns the result.
NOTE: This method is marked for deletion, please do not use. This method will be removed after two major releases. Please modify any references you may have to these methods and use the corresponding method in Utilities class.
Target Platforms: .NET Framework 1.1 or .NET Framework 2.0