DatePicker and DateTimePicker both throw exception: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: key

[Eddie]

Hi,

I have a datepicker on my cshtml view.  I'm creating it with the following line (which I'm using elsewhere successfully):
@Html.Kendo().DateTimePicker().HtmlAttributes(new { @id = "fltBeginDate" }).Value(DateTime.Now).Format("MM/dd/yyyy")
When the view tries to load, I get the following error:
Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: key

StackTrace:
   at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.FindEntry(TKey key)
   at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.TryGetValue(TKey key, TValue& value)
   at System.Web.Mvc.ModelStateDictionary.TryGetValue(String key, ModelState& value)
   at Kendo.Mvc.UI.InputComponentExtensions.GetAttemptedValue[T](IInputComponent`1 instance)
   at Kendo.Mvc.UI.Html.DatePickerHtmlBuilderBase.Build()
   at Kendo.Mvc.UI.DateTimePicker.WriteHtml(HtmlTextWriter writer)
   at Kendo.Mvc.UI.WidgetBase.ToHtmlString()
   at Kendo.Mvc.UI.Fluent.WidgetBuilderBase`2.ToHtmlString()
   at System.Web.HttpUtility.HtmlEncode(Object value)
   at System.Web.WebPages.WebPageBase.Write(Object value)
   at ASP._Page_Views_PlantDeclaration_Index_cshtml.Execute()

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks,

Eddie

[Georgi Krustev]

Hello Eddie,

 
I noticed that the Name method is missed in the DateTimePicker declaration. Please note that the widget requires Name to work correctly:

@Html.Kendo().DateTimePicker().Name("fltBeginDate").Value(DateTime.Now).Format("MM/dd/yyyy")

Regards,
Georgi Krustev
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