KendoDate issue with value()

[Guillermo]

Hello,

I noticed that you can set the value of the date picker using a date or a string with the proper format. If i use the date, I'm getting a different behaviour form the string, when I first put the text to the input

I have created the control with a change event option.

I'm setting the value of the control this way:

datepicker.value(new Date());

when i'm writing some invalid date in the input, the expected behaviour will be that the change event is not executed. But it's being executed.

I tested it with setting the value with a string:

datepicker.value("1/9/2011"); 

and the result is the expected. the event is not executed.

example:

           <div id="Div6" class="k-content">
            <div id="email-settings">
                <div id="test" style="margin-top: -6px; margin-left: 180px">
                    <input id="datepicker" style="width:150px;" />
                </div>
                <div style="margin-top: 59px; margin-left: 180px">
                    <input id="monthpicker" value="10/10/2011" style="width:150px" />
                </div>
            </div>
        <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
        // create DatePicker from input HTML element
        $("#datepicker").kendoDatePicker({
        change: function () {
        // get widget
        var widget = this;
        alert("datepicker");
        }
        });
        $("#monthpicker").kendoDatePicker({
        change: function () {
        // get widget
        var widget = this;
        alert("monthpicker");


        }
        });




        var datepicker = $("#datepicker").data("kendoDatePicker");
        var a = "1/9/2011";
        datepicker.value(a);


        var monthpicker = $("#monthpicker").data("kendoDatePicker");
        var b = new Date();
        monthpicker.value(b);
        });
        </script>



Regards 

[Georgi Krustev]

Hello Guillermo,

 
The described behavior is expected. When you set value with value(new Date()),  the set date is something like this "Sep 1 2012 10:29:09". Note the time part, but the input value will be "9/1/2012". When you focus and then blur the input, the parsed Date will be "Sep 1 2012 00:00:00". This is considered as a change and the change event is triggered. If you need to persist the time, then you will need to use the DateTimePicker widget.

Regards,
Georgi Krustev
the Telerik team

[Guillermo]

thanks you very much!

regards
Guillermo