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Value

methods

Gets or sets the value of the DateTimePicker.

value

Parameters:valueDate|String

The time value to set for a DateTimePicker, expressed as a Date object or as a string.

Returns:Date

The time value of a DateTimePicker.

<input id="datetimepicker" />
<script>
$("#datetimepicker").kendoDateTimePicker({
    value: new Date(2013, 10, 10)
});

var datetimepicker = $("#datetimepicker").data("kendoDateTimePicker");

var value = datetimepicker.value();
/* The result can be observed in the DevTools(F12) console of the browser. */
console.log(value);
</script>

<input id="datetimepicker" />
<script>
$("#datetimepicker").kendoDateTimePicker({
    value: new Date(2013, 10, 10)
});

var datetimepicker = $("#datetimepicker").data("kendoDateTimePicker");

datetimepicker.value(new Date());
</script>