Display datetime model property as Short date time string

Question

I\'m new with MVC2, and am having a formatting problem. I have a DateTime property in my Employee model that I would like displayed with the Short Date Time.

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Answer 1

Try decorating your view model property with the [DisplayFormat] attribute:

[DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:d}", ApplyFormatInEditMode = true)]
public DateTime DateRequested { get; set; };

and in your view use the Html.EditorFor helper:

<div class="editor-field">
    <%: Html.EditorFor(model => model.DateRequested) %>
    <%: Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.DateRequested) %>
</div>

or if you insist on using textbox helper (don't know why would you but anyway here's how):

<div class="editor-field">
    <%: Html.TextBox("DateRequested", Model.DateRequested.ToShortDateString()) %>
    <%: Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.DateRequested) %>
</div>