Assign format of DateTime with data annotations?

Question

I have this attribute in my view model:

[DataType(DataType.DateTime)]
public DateTime? StartDate { get; set; }

If I want to display the dat

Answer 1

If your data field is already a DateTime datatype, you don't need to use [DataType(DataType.Date)] for the annotation; just use:

[DisplayFormat(ApplyFormatInEditMode = true, DataFormatString = "{0:MM/dd/yyyy}")]

on the jQuery, use datepicker for you calendar

    $(document).ready(function () {
        $('#StartDate').datepicker();
    });

on your HTML, use EditorFor helper:

    @Html.EditorFor(model => model.StartDate)