Hey there!
We have problems with igGrid updating when there are columns of type date.We are setting up the grid using the MVC wrapper and the Updating feature is enabled with EditMode=GridEditMode.Row. The editor type of the date column is set to ColumnEditorType.DatePicker.
We manually submit the changes by serializing the transactions to string with the function "transactionsAsString" and send them to the server. However depending on whether the grid has some data or is initially empty - the date is sent to the server with different time component:
When we load a grid with some records in it and we update a row setting the date to 1991/07/18, when I inspect the grid transactions the date is "Thu Jul 18 1991 03:00:00 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)". Thus the serialized date sent to the server as part of the transaction is "1991-07-18T00:00:00.000Z"
When however the grid has no data and we add a new row picking the same date, then the date in the transactions object is Thu Jul 18 1991 00:00:00 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time) and what is sent to the server is 1991-07-17T21:00:00.000Z.
With older versions of IgniteUI (16.2) the described scenario worked without any problems with dates.
I have attached a sample project demonstrating the problem.
What causes this behaviour and how should we set up the grid and process the transactions (client and server-side) so that dates will always be sent with the same time component (either UTC or local, but not mixing them up)?
igGrid_DateTime_Submit.zip
Hello Veselina,
Thank you for the provided sample. I am currently investigating the behavior of the grid and the date column. I will come back to you with an update as soon as possible.
In the meanwhile if you have additional questions feel free to ask them.
The issue is represent because the DateDisplayType option of the columns wasn’t set. In the first grid the first date adds timezone property to the grid's data column and uses local timezone.
In order to make the two grid’s timezones equal set both grid configurations the DateDisplayType to DateDisplayType.UTC or to DateDisplayType.Local.
column.For(x => x.StartDate).HeaderText("StartDate").DataType("date").DateDisplayType(DateDisplayType.UTC);
In case you have additional questions don’t hesitate to ask them.
Thank you for your cooperation. This settings resolved the problem.
However I have difficulties with the igDatePicker control.Again, I'm using the MVC wrapper. I have modified my sample adding an example where the following behavior is observed:
There are two datepickers. From the MVC controller the two DateTime fields are set to values: viewModel.FirstDate = new DateTime(2018, 6, 13);viewModel.SecondDate = new DateTime(1976, 6, 13);
When the view is rendered there is a problem with the date DateTime(1976, 6, 13), which is displayed by the datepicker as 12.06.1976 23:00. The other date is displayed correctly. When the model is submitted without making changes to the dates - the correct dates come to the server.When I change the values of the datepickers to the date (dd.MM.yyyy) 01.01.1950 00:00 - again everything is okay.However when picking for example 01.07.1950 00:00 and submitting, the DateTime on the server is 01.07.1950 1:00:00I tried to experiment with the options EnableUtcDates and DisplayTimeOffset, but couldn't find a working solution where the whole roundtrip of the dates work, no matter which date is chosen.
Can you guide me how to resolve the issue?
igGrid_DateTime_Submit_modified.zip
The behavior that you describe is caused by the regional settings of the server you are using (GMT+0300, most probably).
You can set
.DisplayTimeOffset(180) to the date picker and this should meet your scenario.
.DisplayTimeOffset(180)
Another option is to change the regional settings of the server to the zone that you are targeting.
Please, let us know if this is not a valid approach for your project so that we would be able to investigate it further.
Best regards!
Hello,Thank you for your reply and sorry for my late response. I'm testing on my development computer where the timezone in the regional settings is UTC+02:00So I set the option to .DisplayTimeOffset(120)
This time however the initial dates from the previous sample: 13.06.2018 and 13.06.1976 are displayed one hour behind (12.06.2018 23:00) but when the form is submitted without making any changes to the picker values - the correct values are bound to the DateTime properties of the view model in the POST method.
If the initial values are 13.11.2018 and 13.11.1976 - they are displayed correctly in the picker and bound correctly in the POST method. If I pick for example 01.07.2018 00:00, then what comes to the server is 1.7.2018 1:00:00.It looks like the difference is related to Daylight saving time
Can you reproduce this behaviour when you set DisplayTimeOffset(120) in my previous sample?
I'm still unable to overcome this problem with using dateTimePicker with MVC.
Hi, Veselina.
The other option you have is in your sample (before my changes) is to delete DisplayTimeOffset setting, instead of setting it to null. Can you try this also?
Regards,
Nikolay Alipiev