How to Avoid DatePickerFor() displaying Default Date "1/1/0001" for Not Nullable Date Field

[Ratna Karthik Chandu M]

                    <%= Html.Telerik().DatePickerFor(model => model.InventoryTypeTemplateInstance.ActivationDate).MinDate(DateTime.MinValue).MaxDate(DateTime.MaxValue)%>

The ActivationDate filed is Not Nullable, So in View it is displaying the minimum date value, i want the datepicker to display the empty string.

[Peter]

Hi,

Use Value() method:
<%= Html.Telerik().DatePickerFor(model => model.InventoryTypeTemplateInstance.ActivationDate)
                             .Value(Model.InventoryTypeTemplateInstance.ActivationDate == DateTime.MinValue ? null : Model.InventoryTypeTemplateInstance.ActivationDate)

Regards,
Peter

[Ratna Karthik Chandu M]

Hello Peter,

Still i am getting the default Date "1/1/0001" in Datepicker control when using like below:

<%= Html.Telerik().DatePickerFor(model => model.InventoryTypeTemplateInstance.ActivationDate)

                                        .Value(Model.InventoryTypeTemplateInstance.ActivationDate == DateTime.MinValue ? new Nullable<DateTime>() : Model.InventoryTypeTemplateInstance.ActivationDate) %>

[Samir]

Make your ActivationDate nullable DateTime?.

[Damon]

I am having the same problem, however I don't believe it has anything to do with the Date Picker. If you look at the form post it does send the correct date to the server, but for some reason ASP.NET cannot serialize the string representation of a date into a DateTime object. 

[Adam]

Damon,

Yes, the MVC model binder won't recognize javascript dates represented as a string. Convert it before posting. See here: http://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet-mvc/telerik-ui-components-datepicker-client-api-and-events.html#ClientMethods