Format Date On Binding (ASP.NET MVC)

Question

In my ASP.net MVC app I have a view that looks like this:

...
Due Date
<%=Html.TextBox(\"due\")%>
...

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Answer 1

I just came across this very simple and elegant solution, available in MVC 2:

http://geekswithblogs.net/michelotti/archive/2010/02/05/mvc-2-editor-template-with-datetime.aspx

Basically if you are using MVC 2.0, use the following in your view.

 <%=Html.LabelFor(m => m.due) %>
 <%=Html.EditorFor(m => m.due)%>

then create a partial view in /Views/Shared/EditorTemplates, called DateTime.ascx

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

When the EditorFor<> is called it will find a matching Editor Template.