RadDatePicker vs System.Datetime()

[Olga]

Hi,

I am debugging an application that has just been upgraded to the ASP.NET AJAX controls from Classic.  I ran into the following problem.  I have these two lines of code:

RadDatePicker minValDate = new RadDatePicker();
minValDate.SelectedDate = new System.DateTime();

The second line gives me an error.  "Value of '1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM' is not valid for 'SelectedDate'. 'SelectedDate' should be between 'MinDate' and 'MaxDate'.\r\nParameter name: SelectedDate"

According to MSDN "01/01/0001" is a legitimate minimum value of the System.DateTime().  So, I am wondering if there is something I am missing with my RadDatePicker.

Thanks,
Olga

[Shinu]

Hello Olga,

This error occurs because you are trying to set selectedDate which is less than the default MinDate  value of the RadDatePicker. The RadDatePicker's MinDate poperty has a default value of 1/1/1980. So in order to avoid this you need to change the MinDate value. Here is a sample code.
C#

RadDatePicker minValDate = new RadDatePicker();
minValDate.MinDate = new System.DateTime();
minValDate.SelectedDate = new System.DateTime();

Thanks,
Shinu.

[Olga]

Thank you!

Olga