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

That works for me

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