Question

i have the following situation.

I am developing a MVC 3 asp.net application. I want to make a searh form with datetime range filter. I wan to use a datepicker so the user can select the date range.
I have followed this mvc tutorial

http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/javascript/using-the-html5-and-jquery-ui-datepicker-popup-calendar-with-aspnet-mvc/using-the-html5-and-jquery-ui-datepicker-popup-calendar-with-aspnet-mvc-part-4

My problem is that i can not get to link the editor template to a NON MODEL @editotfor or input or @textbox, i`ll put some code so you get my point.

I have the following EditorTemplate in my Shared folder (file Date.cshtml)

@model DateTime
Using Date Template
@Html.TextBox(“”, String.Format(“{0:d}”, Model.ToShortDateString()),
new { @class = “datefield”, type = “date” })

if I use this line in my view everything works

@Html.EditorFor(m => m.fecha_Modificacion,”Date”)

But i want to use the datepicker in a NON model value just a simpletextbox textbox
I have been trying this :

@Html.TextBox(“fechaInicio”, “”, new { @class = “datefield” })

But not working
I´d apreciate any help

UPDATE

I must explain my problem in more detail
I have a

class Foo{

   private stirng name;
   private DateTime dateOfBirthday;
}

In the Foo view i am editing the list.cshtml so i can searh by dateOfBirthday by from to.
So i want to make two textBoxes so the user can select with a date time picker the from anf to date range.
I´d like to use a template so i can re-use it.
But the list.cshtml view is already typed to @Model Foo
but the two textboxes are not model fields

The EditTemplate i have made work perfectly on model typed @EditorFor filds so i am trying to use on my from to date range textboxes

For what i have read i can create a EditorTemplate but that does not mean that i use everywhere i can use just where i want

Thank you very much

Answer 1

De solution proposed by rcdmk did the work.
I think that polutae a class for search porposes is the right way to do it.
I think that working with ASP.net MVC we must use string typed views as Display Name pointed.
Thank you for your help.