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Asked: 2026-05-25T03:05:12+00:00

In my previous version, I used a Date Picker which could default as null

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In my previous version, I used a Date Picker which could default as null as follows;

<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl<System.DateTime?>" %>
<%:Html.TextBox("", (Model.HasValue ? Model.Value.ToShortDateString() : string.Empty), new { @class = "datePicker" }) %>

Now I am using

@model DateTime?
@Html.TextBox("", (Model.HasValue ? Model.Value.ToShortDateString() : string.Empty), new { @class = "datePicker" }))

And this doesn’t work.
When I click on a Date Field, I do not get a popup anymore.

So a date field looks like;

@Html.EditorFor(model => model.contract.GivenDate)

This is a DateTime field.
In my _Layout I have;

$(function () {
$(“.datePicker”).datepicker({ showOn: ‘both’, dateFormat: ‘dd/mm/yy’ });
});

Also I reference;

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.4/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery-ui-1.8.4.custom.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>

So what am I doing wrong?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The following works for me:

    Inside Views\Home\Index.cshtml:

    @model MvcApplication10.Models.FooBar
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>Test DateTime?</title>
        <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.4/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.4/jquery-ui.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
        <link rel="Stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.4/themes/base/jquery-ui.css" type="text/css" />

        <script type="text/javascript">
            $(function ()
            {
                $(".datePicker").datepicker({ showOn: 'both', dateFormat: 'dd/mm/yy' }); 
            });
        </script>

    </head>

    <body>
        @Html.EditorFor(model => model.GivenDate)
    </body>
</html>

    Inside Views\Shared\EditorTemplates\DateTime.cshtml:

    @model DateTime?
@Html.TextBox("", (Model.HasValue ? Model.Value.ToShortDateString() : string.Empty), new { @class = "datePicker" })
@* you'll notice I also removed an extra ) at the end of the last line *@

    And finally Models\FooBar.cs:

    public class FooBar
{
    public DateTime? GivenDate { get; set; }
}

    Can you try this out to see if there’s any differences?

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