How To Use Html.textboxfor With Input Type=date?

I want to implement in my code. To that end, I have the following: @Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.CreationDate, new { @type = 'date' }) This code generates the following HTM

Solution 1:

Try this;

@Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.CreationDate,
           new { @type = "date", @Value = Model.CreationDate.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd") })

You have to handle null when setting the value.

OR

If you can change the Model you can try this;

[DataType(DataType.Date)]
[DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:yyyy-MM-dd}", ApplyFormatInEditMode = true)]
public DateTime CreationDate{ get; set; }

and in your view you can use EditorFor helper.

@Html.EditorFor(model => model.CreationDate, new { @type = "date" })

Solution 2:

Model design:

[DataType(DataType.Date)]
[DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:yyyy-MM-dd}", ApplyFormatInEditMode = true)]
public DateTime CreationDate{ get; set; }

View Design:

<%: Html.EditorFor(m => m.CreationDate, new { @type = "date" }) %>

Solution 3:

I've done something similar with EditorFor and the boostrap-datepicker library:

    <div class="input-prepend date" id="startDate" data-date=@DateTime.UtcNow data-date-format="m/d/yyyy">
        <spanclass="add-on"><iclass="icon-calendar"></i></span>@Html.EditorFor(m => m.StartDate)            
    </div>

Solution 4:

Convert c# Datetime to HTML-5 Date value

<inputtype="date" value="<%= SomeFieldDate.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")%>"/>