How to set current time in DateTimePicker

Question

I am trying to set the current time to a DateTimePicker (with formatting time), e.g.

this.myDateTimePicker.Value = DateTime.Now; 

but when I execute my code I get an exception

 Object reference not set to an instance of an object 

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.

Answer 1

You need to put this code after calling InitializeComponent() . There is no instance of myDateTimePicker to this point.

Answer 2

Declare your DateTimePicker and try.

DateTimePicker myPicker = new DateTimePicker;
myPicker.Value = DateTime.Now;

As someone pointed out, put your code in front of InitializeComponent() , since it is in the part that your DateTimePicker initializes.

1 - Remove Management
2 - Re-add it.
3 - See where you put your code.

This should work after this, since you are doing it right on part of the code.

Answer 3

If you are using WPF, not WinForms, add this link:

 xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib" 

Then in the XAML DatePicker code add:

 SelectedDate="{x:Static sys:DateTime.Now}"