Tashfin:
You did not specify if you are accessing the typed in value on the client or in code behind.
Here's a simple sample to assist with client-side accessing of a value that is typed into the DateInput TextBox of the RadDatePicker ujsing JavaScript:
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="Default.aspx.cs" Inherits="Default" %>
<head runat="server">
<title></title>
<telerik:RadStyleSheetManager id="RadStyleSheetManager1" runat="server" />
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<telerik:RadScriptManager ID="RadScriptManager1" runat="server">
<Scripts>
<%--Needed for JavaScript IntelliSense in VS2010--%>
<%--For VS2008 replace RadScriptManager with ScriptManager--%>
<asp:ScriptReference Assembly="Telerik.Web.UI" Name="Telerik.Web.UI.Common.Core.js" />
<asp:ScriptReference Assembly="Telerik.Web.UI" Name="Telerik.Web.UI.Common.jQuery.js" />
<asp:ScriptReference Assembly="Telerik.Web.UI" Name="Telerik.Web.UI.Common.jQueryInclude.js" />
</Scripts>
</telerik:RadScriptManager>
<script type="text/javascript">
function DisplayDateInputDate(sender, args) {
var date = sender.get_selectedDate();
alert(date.toDateString());
}
</script>
<telerik:RadAjaxManager ID="RadAjaxManager1" runat="server">
</telerik:RadAjaxManager>
<div>
<telerik:RadDatePicker ID="rdpMinDate" runat="server" Width="140px" AutoPostBack="true"
DateInput-EmptyMessage="MinDate" MinDate="01/01/1000" MaxDate="01/01/3000" DateInput-ClientEvents-OnValueChanged="DisplayDateInputDate">
</telerik:RadDatePicker>
<asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text=""></asp:Label>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
And to access the value in server-side code:
See this in action at
http://screencast.com/t/WQJ3ZMRNaGX
Hope this helps!