Trouble displaying datetime in GridColumn

[Henrik]

Hi, I'm trying to display the local datetime using this code but it just shows up empty.

 <GridColumn  Field="@(nameof(Dto.DateTimeOffset.LocalDateTime))" Title="Date" />

If I remove .LocalDateTime it works but then it shows the incorrect local time.

[Justin]

Hi Henrik,

Try calling the LocalDateTime method on the Dto.DateTimeOffset field in a Column Template like this: 

<GridColumn Field="@nameof(Product.Released)" Title="Released" >
            <Template>
                @{
                    var product = context as Product;
                    var time = product.Released;
                    <span>@time.LocalDateTime.ToString("F")</span>
                }
            </Template>
        </GridColumn>

Here is a running example in our REPL.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Justin
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[Henrik]

Thanks for the quick reply.

Is there anyway to simplify/reuse it because I need todo it in a lot of places with multiple dates per grid?

 

Regards,

Henrik

 

[Dimo]

@Henrik - there are a couple of options -

• Add one more property in the Grid model class, which has a custom getter and returns the above expression. Bind the column to that property. In this case you won't need a column template, but all data operations for this column will start working on a string property.
• Implement reusable Grid column template.