RadDatePicker binding to dates outside Min/Max range

AUTHOR: Richard Hellwege

DATE POSTED: August 31, 2018

PROBLEM

I have a RadDatePicker that uses MinDate and MaxDate properties for user input. When binding a date earlier than the MinDate property, the RadDatePicker changes the date to be the minimum date. I want to restrict user inputted dates to a range, but bind dates from legacy data correctly.

DESCRIPTION

The RadDatePicker automatically changes dates based on the MinDate and MaxDate properties. 

SOLUTION

The auto-correcting of the RadDatePicker can be disabled by setting the property EnableSmartParsing="false". This may result in an exception being thrown when the bound date is outside the acceptable range. That exception can be prevented by setting the SkipMinMaxDateValidationOnServer="true" property.