Setting the SelectedDate on a RadDatePicker

[Kieran Southern]

Hi,

I'm setting the SelectedDate on a RadDatePicker like this:

SelectedDate='<%# Bind("TransactionDate") %>'

but I want to have it select todays date if the there is no TransactionDate, can anyone suggest how to do this?

Many Thanks

[Shinu]

Hi,

Try the following code  snippet to achieve the desired scenario.

CS:

if (RadDatePicker1.SelectedDate == null)
 {
    RadDatePicker1.SelectedDate = DateTime.Today;

  }

Thanks
Shinu.

[Daniel]

Hello Kieran,

I suppose your RadDatePicker is residing in RadGrid:

protected void RadGrid1_ItemDataBound(object sender, GridItemEventArgs e)
{
    GridDataItem item = e.Item as GridDataItem;
    if (item != null)
    {
        if (DataBinder.Eval(item.DataItem, "MDate") == DBNull.Value)
        {
            if (item.IsInEditMode)
                (item["MDate"].Controls[0] as RadDatePicker).SelectedDate = DateTime.Today;
            else
                item["MDate"].Text = DateTime.Today.ToString();
        }
    }
}

Let us know if your scenario differs from the suggested.

Best regards,
Daniel
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