Question

I have users selecting a DateTime using a caldendar/clock popup that allows them to make a selection. However, if they were to go in and edit the date to read something like: 6/12/201 10:36:47 AM instead of 6/12/2012 10:36:47 AM my Action gets past the ModelState.IsValid check and I get an error when the Controller attempts to save the object to the database (rightly so).

How do I properly validate DateTime in this situation? (I want to prevent a user from even being able to ‘submit’ the form if the datetime is not properly formatted)

Note: I currently have in place jquery.validate and typically (fields not DateTime) I use @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Field) – This does not appear to do anything for my current DateTime fields when they are formatted inappropriately.

Answer 1

you can simply add date client side validator for you DateTime field using snipet like that:

        $(element).rules('add', {
        date: true,
    });

where “element” is your input for DateTime field.