Calendar Converting ValueChangedEventArgs to DateTime

[Raymond]

In the documentation for the calendar "SelectionChanged" event it states;

A ValueChangedEventArgs<object> object which provides old and new value of the SelectedDate. The values are of type object, but can be cast to the DateTime type.

The values are actually doubles and when the control is first bound (prior to the SelectionDate being set) my "SelectionChanged" handler is called with the following values;

args.NewValue:  1.66076571237391E-314

args.OldValue: -3.49537279385073E+40

If I attempt to convert either of the values using "Convert.ToDateTime(args.<value>)" I get the exception "Invalid cast from 'Double' to 'DateTime'".

If I attempt to convert the old value using "DateTime.FromOADate(args.args.OldValue)" I get the exception "Not a legal OleAut date".

And if I attempt to convert the old value using "TimeSpan.FromSeconds(args.OldValue)" I get the exception "TimeSpan overflowed because the duration is too long".

Can you clarify;

1) Exactly what "date" values are being passed in the ValueChangedEventArgs, and

2) What is the correct way to convert these to DateTime values.

[Raymond]

Found the solution to this problem here.  I had to change the signature from;

private void OnDateSelected(object sender, ValueChangedEventArgs args)

 

to;

private void OnDateSelected(object sender, ValueChangedEventArgs<object> args)

 

The new and old values (NewValue and PreviousValue) now contain the correct values.

[Yana]

Hello Raymond,

Glad to hear you've managed to resolve the case.

Let me know if any additional questions regarding RadCalendar arise.

Regards,
Yana
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