Help with this date format problem 1

[linuxjr]

I have a simple formatDate function written in javascript as seen below.

	<script language="javascript">
			function formatDate(str, style) {
				var dateVar = new Date(str);
				var year = dateVar.getYear();
				if(year<10)
					year += 2000;
				if(year<100)
					year += 1900;
				switch(style) {
					case "MM/DD/YY":
						return ((dateVar.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + dateVar.getDate() + "/" + year);
						break;
}
			}

I'm trying to add an onchange property to my textbox so it will format the date after the user types in a value so I have added this line to my codebehind file as follow:

calfield1.Attributes.Add("onchange","formatDate(this.value, 'MM/DD/YY')");

When I step through the javascript it returns the correct format but it does not update my textbox at all.

Any tips or suggestions be greatly appreciated.

 

[kaht]

A few suggestions:

[B][I]Use the getFullYear method instead of getYear[/I][/B]

function formatDate(str, style) {
   var dateVar = new Date(str);
   var year = dateVar.get[!]Full[/!]Year();
[s]   if(year<10)
      year += 2000;
   if(year<100)
      year += 1900;[/s]
   switch(style) {
      case "MM/DD/YY":
         return ((dateVar.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + dateVar.getDate() + "/" + year);
         break;
   }
}

Additionally, the reason that the input box is not getting updated is because you are not explicitly setting the value of the textbox. The function returns the value, but then you're not doing anything with it. So, try this:

calfield1.Attributes.Add("onchange","[!]this.value = [/!]formatDate(this.value, 'MM/DD/YY')");

-kaht

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[kaht]

Did this fix your problem?

-kaht

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[linuxjr]

kaht,
Thanks for the follow up. I was sent out into the field and just got back to work on this little problem. Thanks for the tip about the getFullYear() and after a few adjustments. I finally got it working. Thanks again for your help.

 

[kaht]

-kaht

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