ASP.NET MVC DateTimePicker Overview

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The Telerik UI DateTimePicker HtmlHelper for ASP.NET MVC is a server-side wrapper for the Kendo UI DateTimePicker widget.

The DateTimePicker allows the user to select a value from a calendar, a time drop-down list, or through direct input.

• Demo page for the DateTimePicker HtmlHelper

Initializing the DateTimePicker

The following example demonstrates how to define the DateTimePicker.

The DateTimePicker copies any styles and CSS classes from the input element to the wrapper element.

    @(Html.Kendo().DateTimePicker()
        .Name("dateTimePicker")
    )

Functionality and Features

• Disabled dates
• Selected dates
• Start view and navigation depth
• Validation
• Date and time formatting
• Calendar types
• Week number column
• DateInput integration
• Templates
• Globalization
• Accessibility

Events

You can subscribe to all DateTimePicker events. For a complete example on basic DateTimePicker events, refer to the demo on using the events of the DateTimePicker.

The following example demonstrates how to subscribe to events by a handler name.

    @(Html.Kendo().DateTimePicker()
      .Name("datetimepicker")
      .Events(e => e
            .Open("datetimepicker_open")
            .Close("datetimepicker_close")
            .Change("datetimepicker_change")
      )
    )

    function datetimepicker_open() {
        // Handle the open event.
    }

    function datetimepicker_close() {
        // Handle the close event.
    }

    function datetimepicker_change() {
        // Handle the change event.
    }

Handling by Template Delegate

The following example demonstrates how to subscribe to events by a template delegate.

    @(Html.Kendo().DateTimePicker()
        .Name("datetimepicker")
        .Events(e => e
            .Open(@<text>
                function() {
                    // Handle the open event inline.
                }
            </text>)
            .Change(@<text>
                function() {
                    // Handle the change event inline.
                }
                </text>)
        )
    )

Referencing Existing Instances

To reference an existing DateTimePicker instance, use the jQuery.data() configuration option. Once a reference is established, use the DateTimePicker client-side API to control its behavior.

The following example demonstrates how to access an existing DateTimePicker instance.

  // Place the following after your DateTimePicker for ASP.NET MVC declaration.
  <script>
  $(function() {
  // The Name() of the DateTimePicker is used to get its client-side instance.
      var datetimepicker = $("#datetimepicker").data("kendoDateTimePicker");
  });
  </script>

See Also

• Basic Usage of the DateTimePicker HtmlHelper for ASP.NET MVC (Demo)

• Using the API of the DateTimePicker HtmlHelper for ASP.NET MVC (Demo)

• Server-Side API