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

Use this, but it's a complete solution:

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

Answer 2

In mvc 4 you can easily do it like following using TextBoxFor..

@Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.StartDate, "{0:MM/dd/yyyy}", new { @class = "form-control default-date-picker" })

So, you don't need to use any data annotation in model or view model class

Answer 3

Use EditorFor rather than TextBoxFor

Answer 4

That works for me

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