ASP.NET MVC Date attribute ignored

Question

I have the following model property and attribute:

  [DataType(DataType.Date)]
    public Nullable<DateTime> DateOfBirth { get; set; }

My EditScreen.cshtml has the following part to display the date of birth:

 <div class="editor-label">
            Date of Birth
        </div>
        <div class="editor-field">
            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.DateOfBirth)
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.DateOfBirth)
        </div>

However, despite the DataType.Date attribute, the full date and time are displayed on the page, e.g. 06/04/1971 00:00:00

Why is the time part of the date still being displayed, are there any 'gotchas' that I've missed?

I've tried changing Nullable to date time but doesn't make any difference. There must be something fundamental which is preventing the date being formatted, but I have no idea what that might be, and no idea how to find out.

taking the globilization culture out of web.config didn't work either — Calanus
– Calanus, Commented Nov 30, 2012 at 12:45
even changing the column type from date to datetime2(7) on the server didn't help. Yes I'm desperate — Calanus
– Calanus, Commented Nov 30, 2012 at 13:08

Splendor · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-28 16:21:48Z

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You probably just need to create an Editor Template to modify the date format in your EditorFor.

To do this, create a new folder (if it doesn't already exist) under Views\Shared and name it "EditorTemplates". Inside that folder add a new partial view and name it "DateTime.cshtml".

Inside the new "DateTime.cshtml" file add this code:

@model System.DateTime ?
@Html.TextBox("", (Model.HasValue ? Model.Value.ToShortDateString() : string.Empty))

answered Nov 28, 2012 at 16:21

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Splendor Over a year ago

Maybe try changing your DataAnnotation to [DataType(DataType.DateTime)] as well.

Colin Edwards · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-28 15:27:10Z

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You can try adding

   [DataType(DataType.Date)]
   [DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:yyyy-MM-dd}", ApplyFormatInEditMode = true)]

answered Nov 28, 2012 at 15:27

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Karthik Chintala · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-30 12:24:57Z

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[DataType(DataType.Date)]
(DataFormatString = "{0:MMMMMMMMMM dd,yyyy}")]
public Nullable<DateTime> DateOfBirth { get; set; }

Try this.

answered Nov 30, 2012 at 12:24

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