DateEdit.DefaultDate Property

Gets or sets the value displayed in the empty editor when a user starts to enter a date.This property is in effect only if the editor operates DateOnly data. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Editors

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Core

Declaration

C#

public DateOnly? DefaultDate { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property DefaultDate As DateOnly?

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
Nullable<DateOnly>	DateOnly value equal to DateTime.Today	The value displayed in the empty editor when a user starts to enter data.

Remarks

If the editor’s value is not set, the editor displays the DefaultDate when a user opens the drop-down calendar.

The DefaultDate property does not affect the value that the empty editor returns. Use the BaseEdit.NullValue property to specify the editor value when its value is null.

For more information about DateOnly and TimeOnly support in the DateEdit control, refer to the following section: Interact with DateOnly and TimeOnly Data.