Select current date by default in ASP.Net Calendar control - asp.net

Question

Let's say I have an aspx page with this calendar control:
<asp:Calendar ID="Calendar1" runat="server" SelectedDate="" ></asp:Calendar>
Is there anything I can put in for SelectedDate to make it use the current date by default, without having to use the code-behind?

Answer 1

If you are already doing databinding:
<asp:Calendar ID="Calendar1" runat="server" SelectedDate="<%# DateTime.Today %>" />
Will do it. This does require that somewhere you are doing a Page.DataBind() call (or a databind call on a parent control). If you are not doing that and you absolutely do not want any codebehind on the page, then you'll have to create a usercontrol that contains a calendar control and sets its selecteddate.

Answer 2

DateTime.Now will not work, use DateTime.Today instead.

Answer 3

I was trying to make the calendar selects a date by default and highlights it for the user.
However, i tried using all the options above but i only managed to set the calendar's selected date.
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
Calendar1.SelectedDate = DateTime.Today;
}
the previous code did NOT highlight the selection, although it set the SelectedDate to today.
However, to select and highlight the following code will work properly.
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
DateTime today = DateTime.Today;
Calendar1.TodaysDate = today;
Calendar1.SelectedDate = Calendar1.TodaysDate;
}
check this link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8k0f6h1h(v=VS.85).aspx

Answer 4

Two ways of doing it.
Late binding
<asp:Calendar ID="planning" runat="server" SelectedDate="<%# DateTime.Now %>"></asp:Calendar>
Code behind way (Page_Load solution)
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
BindCalendar();
}
private void BindCalendar()
{
planning.SelectedDate = DateTime.Today;
}
Altough, I strongly recommend to do it from a BindMyStuff way. Single entry point easier to debug. But since you seems to know your game, you're all set.

Answer 5

I have tried above with above code but not working ,Here is solution to set current date selected in asp.net calendar control
dtpStartDate.SelectedDate = Convert.ToDateTime(DateTime.Now.Date);
dtpStartDate.VisibleDate = Convert.ToDateTime(DateTime.Now.ToString());

Answer 6

I too had the same problem in VWD 2010 and, by chance, I had two controls. One was available in code behind and one wasn't accessible. I thought that the order of statements in the controls was causing the issue. I put 'runat' before 'SelectedDate' and that seemed to fix it. When I put 'runat' after 'SelectedDate' it still worked!
Unfortunately, I now don't know why it didn't work and haven't got the original that didn't work.
These now all work:-
<asp:Calendar ID="calDateFrom" SelectedDate="08/02/2011" SelectionMode="Day" runat="server"></asp:Calendar>
<asp:Calendar runat="server" SelectionMode="Day" SelectedDate="08/15/2011 12:00:00 AM" ID="Calendar1" VisibleDate="08/03/2011 12:00:00 AM"></asp:Calendar>
<asp:Calendar SelectionMode="Day" SelectedDate="08/31/2011 12:00:00 AM" runat="server" ID="calDateTo"></asp:Calendar>

Answer 7

Actually, I cannot get selected date in aspx. Here is the way to set selected date in codes:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!Page.IsPostBack)
{
DateTime dt = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-1);
Calendar1.VisibleDate = dt;
Calendar1.SelectedDate = dt;
Calendar1.TodaysDate = dt;
...
}
}
In above example, I need to set the default selected date to yesterday. The key point is to set TodayDate. Otherwise, the selected calendar date is always today.