[Solved] DateTime in RadGridView

[itlk]

Hi,
I would like to ask how can I display the Date/Time data?  I was following Telerik examples, and used GridViewDataColumn. When I set up “DataType” property to “System.DateTime” I get an error message: “Property ‘DataType does not support String to Value conversion.”

 

This error message appears instantly when I enter the System.DateTime in Columns property editor.

 

What am I missing?

 

Thank you for help,
Lubomir

 

[Maya]

Hello itlk,

There should be no reason for you not to be able to set a DateTime Property for a particular column. You may take a look at our demo and in our online documentation for an example. 
If you have any further difficulties, please provide more details about your application, so that I could suggest an appropriate solution.

All the best,
Maya
the Telerik team

[itlk]

Hi Maya,
Here are steps to reproduce the problem:

1. create new Silverlight project
2. add RadGridView
3. in XAML add a new column "test"
4. click on the RadGridView
5. in Visual Studio, in a Properties View, click on Columns to open 'Collection Editor: Columns'
6  in the collection editor only GridViewDataColumn type is available (see my post in Visual Studio Extensions thread). No Telerik predefined columns are offered by the Visual Studio.
7  on the right side in the Collection Editor select DataType row and enter System.DateTime 
8  press enter
9  the error dialog pops up


Regards,
Lubomir

[Maya]

Hi itlk,

Basically, when you try to edit the DataType Property in such a manner, it is important what is the DataMemberBinding Property set to. For example, if the column is bound to a string property, you cannot change it to DateTime type.
 

Best wishes,
Maya
the Telerik team