asp.net mvc: default model binder problem

Question

I\'ve got a MVC 3 view which displays a list of items that can be filtered by date.

The filter is a textbox which has been jQueryUI-fied into a date picker.

Answer 1

you can add a new route to routing table using

routes.MapRoute(
"SearchRoute", 
"{controller}/{action}/{id}",
new {controller = "Home", action = "Index", reportedDate = UrlParameter.Optional} 
);

then the your url will become

MyController/Search/30-05-2011

that will make your controller action catch the value of reportedDate

but you have to chaneg the date format you used in your date picker

Answer 2

Right, well the problem is the date format after all, it looks like the expected date format string is mm/dd/yyyy and the date is coming in as dd/mm/yyyy

Answer 3

Veli is right. If you want to use that Date format, you'll need a custom model binder for your DateTime. Take a look here:

How to specify date format for model binding?