DateTime

Schema Alias: Umbraco.DateTime

UI Alias: Umb.PropertyEditorUi.DatePicker

Returns: DateTime

Displays a calendar UI for selecting dates which are saved as a DateTime value.

New Date Time property editors are available. They offer more focused functionality and time zone support. These editors will eventually replace the current Date Time property editor, so consider using them for new implementations.

Data Type Definition Example

Data Type Definiton

There is one setting available for manipulating the DateTime property.

The setting involves defining the format. The default date format in the Umbraco backoffice is YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss, but you can change it to a different format. See MomentJS.com for the supported formats.

Content Example

Content Example

MVC View Example - displays a datetime

With Models Builder

@Model.DatePicker

Without Models Builder

@Model.Value("datePicker")

Add values programmatically

See the example below to see how a value can be added or changed programmatically. To update a value of a property editor you need the Content Service.

The example below demonstrates how to add values programmatically using a Razor view. However, this is used for illustrative purposes only and is not the recommended method for production environments.

@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services
@inject IContentService ContentService
@{
    // Create a variable for the GUID of the page you want to update
    var guid = new Guid("32e60db4-1283-4caa-9645-f2153f9888ef");

    // Get the page using the GUID you've defined
    var content = ContentService.GetById(guid); // ID of your page

    // Set the value of the property with alias 'datePicker'
    content.SetValue("datePicker", DateTime.Now);

    // Save the change
    ContentService.Save(content);
}

Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:

@{
    // Get the page using it's id
    var content = ContentService.GetById(1234); 
}

If Models Builder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:

@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.PublishedCache
@inject IPublishedContentTypeCache PublishedContentTypeCache
@{

    // Set the value of the property with alias 'datePicker'
    content.SetValue(Home.GetModelPropertyType(PublishedContentTypeCache, x => x.DatePicker).Alias, DateTime.Now);
}