Restore a default date when InputBox is blank

[Olena]

Hello Telerik
I need to restore (some) default date in InputBox after user has blanked input. I have solved this task by binding SelectedValue-property to an Date object, implementing PropertyChanged event of the INotifyPropertyChanged interface and adding a Handler for LostFocus event. This approach works but I wonder if there is a better and smarter solution(solutions).
Thanks in advance.
Best regards\ Olena.

[Ivo]

Hello Olena,

I do not think you need to add handler for the LostFocus event of RadDatePicker. This is how I managed to implement it:

private DateTime? selectedDate;

public DateTime? SelectedDate
{
    get
    {
        var value = this.selectedDate == null ? DateTime.Today : (DateTime)this.selectedDate;
        return value;
    }
    set
    {
        var val = value == null ? DateTime.Today : value;
        this.selectedDate = val;
        OnPropertyChanged("SelectedDate");
    }
}

Hope this helps.

Greetings,
Ivo
the Telerik team

[Olena]

So the trix is to declare this property as nullable!!! Date.
Thanks a lot for your assistance, Ivo.
Best regards\ Olena