DatePciker return only date

[Brett]

I'm sending the selected date to a label. I'm using lblDate.Text = RadDatePicker1.SelectedDate.ToString(); and I'm getting the date and time and I'd like to format it just as the date.

I tried lblQuoteDate.Text = RadDatePicker1.SelectedDate.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy"); but no dice.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Brett

[Kevin Babcock]

Hello Brett,

Try using the ToShortDateString() method on the DateTime object. Here is an example:

	protected void RadCalendar1_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectedDatesEventArgs e)
	{
	Label1.Text = RadCalendar1.SelectedDate.ToShortDateString();
	}

I hope this helps. If you have further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Regards,
Kevin Babcock

[Brett]

I tried with the RadDatePicker, it does exactly what I want. I'm using RadDatePicker though, but why doesn't RadDatePicker not have a .ToShortDateString(); ?

Thanks,

Brett

[Kevin Babcock]

Hello Brett,

The ToShortDateString() is a member of the System.DateTime class, and not something provided by Telerik. In order to use this method, you simply need to extract the DateTime object of your RadDatePicker. You can do this by getting the SelectedDate.Value property of your RadDatePicker. Here is an example:

	protected void RadCalendar1_SelectedDateChanged(object sender, SelectedDateChangedEventArgs e)
	{
	// Use the SelectedDateChangedEventArgs object
	Label1.Text = e.NewDate.Value.ToShortDateString();
	// Use the RadDatePicker's SelectedDate property
	Label1.Text = RadDatePicker1.SelectedDate.Value.ToShortDateString();
	}

If you have further questions, please let me know.

Sincerely,
Kevin Babcock

[Brett]

Thank you, Kevin, worked perfectly.

Brett