DatePicker default value on open

[FIMS Computing Services FIMS - UWO]

I have a dialog box that includes a date picker for an expiry date field that is null be default.

If I select an expiry date say a year into the future, close the dialog box and reopen it, the calendar in the datepicker opens to my last selected date instead of today's date.

Is there anyway to force the calendar to always open to today if a date is not set in the datepicker instead of remembering its last position.

It seems to me, I should be able to get the calendar component in the open event  of the datepicker and then set the initial date. Is that possible?

 

Thanks,

Charlotte

[Alexander]

Hi,

Thank you for the provided information.

Indeed, you are on the right track, you can set a default value within the Open event of the DatePicker, and based on a null evaluation, set a default value through the value() method. For example:

.Events(e=>e.Open("onOpen"))

<script>
      function onOpen(e){
            if(e.sender.value() == null){
                e.sender.value(new Date());
            }
      }
</script>    

Here is a Telerik REPL that illustrates this approach.

If this does not help, please consider sharing additional information regarding the scenario you currently are implementing. For example, a code snippet showing both the Dialog and DatePicker configuration would be beneficial for the case, as it will give me a better understanding of the desired outcome and based on it, provide further guidance in order to achieve the desired result.

Best Regards,
Alexander
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[FIMS Computing Services FIMS - UWO]

That worked perfectly!

Thanks,

Charlotte