Custom renderer for PropertyDateControl doesn't work

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Custom renderer for PropertyDateControl doesn't work

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I've tried to create a "DateFormat"-renderer where you can specify a format for a date property (duh :)).

Nothing strange at all really:

[TemplateDescriptor(TagString = "FormatDate")]
public class FormatDate : PropertyDateControl, IRenderTemplate<DateTime>
{    
      public override void CreateDefaultControls()    
      {    
            // Code here...
      }
}

But if I change the class to inherit from PropertyStringControl and IRenderTemplate<string> instead, it works for string properties.
Anyone else had this problem?

#72643

Jun 25, 2013 13:15

Vote:

It sounds like there could be something wrong with your Property. Can you explain how your Property is created? Also have a look in Admin mode to check whether your Property accually is stored as a DateTime.

Also, personally I would prefer to use PropertyControlBase if you only want to render for visitor and not change the behaviour for editors.

See http://world.episerver.com/Blogs/Linus-Ekstrom/Dates/2012/10/Custom-renderers-for-properties/

#72644

Jun 25, 2013 13:47

Vote:

It's not a custom property, It's EPiServers default Date property.
I can agree with you but in this case, the date is to be formatted when the editor is editing too.

I took that exact code and it works for string properties but not for the date property. Hmm. Any more ideas?

#72645

Jun 25, 2013 13:56

Vote:

Hi, I meant how you add the Property to your Page Type? Manually or by code?

#72647

Jun 25, 2013 15:00

Vote:

By code ofc. :)

[Searchable(false)]
		[Display(
			Name = "Datum",
			Order = 10
		)]
		public virtual DateTime Date { get; set; }

#72648

Edited, Jun 25, 2013 15:01

Vote:

Could you give what the code looks like?
Also, have a look in Admin mode at the Property to tell whether EPiServer have interpreted your code and updated the database correctly. When the behaviour on Properties isn't what I expect, I usually find some clues here.

#72649

Jun 25, 2013 15:03

Vote:

Ah replied before I saw your code.

This seems to look correct. Now is the questions if EPiServer has the correct values in the database?

#72650

Jun 25, 2013 15:09

Vote:

Yes, I checked that too and the property definition type is 5, which is Date.

This must be a bug?

#72651

Edited, Jun 25, 2013 15:15

Linus Ekström

Vote:

Where are you telling the property to use the renderer tagged "FormatDate"? Are you adding a tag to the property webcontrol or propertyFor call?

#72653

Jun 25, 2013 16:38

Vote:

<episerver:property propertyName="Date" customTagName="span" cssClass="date" runat="server">
	<renderSettings tag="FormatDate" />
</episerver:property>

#72654

Jun 25, 2013 16:39

Vote:

I can't replicate having an EditorDescriptor for a DateTime either.

I've tried creating classes inheriting PropertyDateControl and PropertyControlBase<DateTime>.

It seems like the TemplateResolver doesn't register these Templates correctly?

Should something more be specified on the TemplateDescriptor?

#72655

Jun 25, 2013 17:02

Linus Ekström

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Hi!

I have reproduced the issue, created a bug and also made a fix since it was a quite small change. The bug for further tracking is:

Bug #101219: It's not possible to add custom renderers to some built in property types

#72839

Jul 01, 2013 15:28

Vote:

Lovely! :)

#72841

Jul 01, 2013 16:00

Kristian

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Hi Linus,

This is fixed in the release of 7.5 today?

#78816

Dec 03, 2013 22:31

Linus Ekström

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Yes, this bug should be fixed in the 7.5 release.

#78832

Dec 04, 2013 9:57

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