How to format a date in a two-way binding view in MVC 2?

Question

So, let's say I have an idea about accessing a date:

<%= Html.TextBoxFor(model => Model.Birthday) %>

How can I determine how this date is formatted? I would like to use general formatting options , and it is important that this is a 2-way way (both for display and for data entry).

Answer 1

ViewModel, , , . , , . ViewModel, .

Answer 2

System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations, , . ,

[DisplayFormat(DataFormatString="{0:MM/dd/yyyy}")]
public DateTime Birthday { get; set; }

Then, in your view, use:
<%= Html.EditorFor(model => model.Birthday) %>

, HTML , Html.EditorFor.

Answer 3

, , Html.EditorFor(). EditorTemplates.

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> > EditorTemplates

Add a new MVC 2 control to the EditorTemplates folder and name it DateTime.ascx. Html.EditorFor (DateTime) will now use this user control for display.

<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl<DateTime?>" %>
<%= Html.TextBox(string.Empty, (Model.HasValue ? Model.Value.ToShortDateString() : string.Empty)) %>