I need to have an action parameter that has a datetime value? Is there a standard way to do this? I need to have something like:
mysite/Controller/Action/2
Since MVC 5 you can use the built in Attribute Routing package which supports a datetime
type, which will accept anything that can be parsed to a DateTime.
e.g.
[GET("Orders/{orderDate:datetime}")]
More info here.
I thought I'd share what works for me in MVC5 for anyone that comes looking for a similar answer.
My Controller Signature looks like this:
public ActionResult Index(DateTime? EventDate, DateTime? EventTime)
{
}
My ActionLink looks like this in Razor:
@Url.Action("Index", "Book", new { EventDate = apptTime, EventTime = apptTime})
This gives a URL like this:
Book?EventDate=01%2F20%2F2016%2014%3A15%3A00&EventTime=01%2F20%2F2016%2014%3A15%3A00
Which encodes the date and time as it should.
Split out the Year, Month, Day Hours and Mins
routes.MapRoute(
"MyNewRoute",
"{controller}/{action}/{Year}/{Month}/{Days}/{Hours}/{Mins}",
new { controller="YourControllerName", action="YourActionName"}
);
Use a cascading If Statement to Build up the datetime from the parameters passed into the Action
' Build up the date from the passed url or use the current date
Dim tCurrentDate As DateTime = Nothing
If Year.HasValue Then
If Month.HasValue Then
If Day.HasValue Then
tCurrentDate = New Date(Year, Month, Day)
Else
tCurrentDate = New Date(Year, Month, 1)
End If
Else
tCurrentDate = New Date(Year, 1, 1)
End If
Else
tCurrentDate = StartOfThisWeek(Date.Now)
End If
(Apologies for the vb.net but you get the idea :P)
I have the same problem. I use DateTime.Parse Method. and in the URL use this format to pass my DateTime parameter 2018-08-18T07:22:16
for more information about using DateTime Parse method refer to this link : DateTime Parse Method
string StringDateToDateTime(string date)
{
DateTime dateFormat = DateTime.Parse(date);
return dateFormat ;
}
I hope this link helps you.