I think this behavior is the browser implementation. In desktop IE and
Firefox, it appears fine when the page loads, but you can't drop down a
calendar. If you check out w3schools you can experiment with "raw" html5 and
see the same behavior. You can type in the date value="04/19/2012". I don't
think I can do anything to change it, but I'll keep looking.
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How do I show date defaulted to today date? I am using ASP.NET and I set
DateInput1.Text = DateTime.Today.ToShortDateString().
But it's only show today date if you click for calendar.
I also set PlaceHolderText to today date, still no effect
I think this behavior is the browser implementation. In desktop IE and
Firefox, it appears fine when the page loads, but you can't drop down a
calendar. If you check out w3schools you can experiment with "raw" html5 and
see the same behavior. You can type in the date value="04/19/2012". I don't
think I can do anything to change it, but I'll keep looking.
the date should be in the following format "yyyy-MM-dd" in order for it to
default correctly
I have modified the source, DLL, and Install package to make sure that the
Date controls render the value as j0hill pointed out. Thank you!