MVC.NET milliseconds get lost when using Html.hidden on a DateTime LastUpdated column for version tracking

Question

Question in short:

How tot do this in MVC.NET?

Question in long version:

Im trying to use a DateTime column in a SQL Table for version tracking (this

Answer 1

You need to use the DateTime.Ticks property to get the milliseconds.

If you are using a ViewModel you can define a property on the it that stores the DateTime ticks. For example:

public long LastUpdateTick { get; set; }

When you map your entity to your model and back you can do the conversion between DateTime and ticks in the mapping code.

Your view can then bind to the LastUpdateTick property. This will allow you to still use lambda expressions for the binding if you wanted to.