Hello Philip,
Thank you for contacting Telerik Support.
#1
RadDateTimePicker by default allows the user to select a part of the Date (day/month/year) and change its value by keypress (enter a number). The inside
TextBoxElement containes a
MaskDateTimeProvider composed of 9 parts. Its
SelectedItemIndex indicates which part of the date to be selected. It is not supported to change the default date parsing. You are allowed to navigate the selected index. You may subscribe to
GotFocus event and change the index of the
MaskDateTimeProvider part when the control is focused. Note that
SelectedItemIndex=
3 corresponds to Month part,
SelectedItemIndex=
5 corresponds to Day part:
The control does not allow any input different from a valid DateType. We have a feature request logged in our
Public Issue Tracking System - PITS for
Date Parsing custom input control. You can track its progress, subscribe for status changes and add your vote/comment to it on the following link -
PITS issue.
#2
For uniform view of the entire application you need to set
ApplicationThemeName.
#3
If you want to prevent the user to clear the date by Clear button in calendar footer you may use:
I hope this information helps. Should you have further questions, I would be glad to help.
Regards,
Desislava
Telerik
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