HomeController.cs

HomeController.cs

using System;
using System.Web.Mvc;

namespace MvcApplication21.Controllers
{
    public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        public ActionResult Index()
        {
            return View(new Models.TestModel { DateNaissance = DateTime.Now });
        }
    }
}

Index.cshtml

@model MvcApplication21.Models.TestModel

@{
    ViewBag.Title = "Index";
}

<h2>Index</h2>

@using (Html.BeginForm()) {
    @Html.ValidationSummary(true)
    <fieldset>
        <legend>TestModel</legend>

        <div class="editor-label">
            @Html.LabelFor(model => model.DateNaissance)
        </div>
        <div class="editor-field">
            @Html.EditorFor(model => model.DateNaissance)
            @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.DateNaissance)
        </div>

        <p>
            <input type="submit" value="Save" />
        </p>
    </fieldset>
}

<div>
    @Html.ActionLink("Back to List", "Index")
</div>

TestModel.cs

using System;
using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;

namespace MvcApplication21.Models
{
    public class TestModel
    {
        [DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:dd/MM/yyyy}", ApplyFormatInEditMode = true)]
        public DateTime DateNaissance { get; set; }
    }
}