ng-init and ng-model don't properly initialize value of input type date

[ilanbiala]

<input type="date" ng-model="startDate">

With this snippet, even if $scope.startDate = 1/1/2013, which is a valid date, it is not shown as a value in the input. Just mm/dd/yyyy like the ng-model isn't even there. Ng-init doesn't do anything in this case either.

[Narretz]

Since 1.3.0-beta.1, input type date can only be bound to a Date object, see docs: https://code.angularjs.org/1.3.0-beta.15/docs/api/ng/input/input%5Bdate%5D

You cannot use ng-init for this use case (you should always intialize on the controller anyway)

[ilanbiala]

Is there any reason that a Date object is required? Is it going to work with strings as well, or is that not intended?

[Narretz]

A date object is currenty required, because the input[date] directive will convert the input to a date object anyway. There's an issue open to allow strings as a starting value, but it hasn't gained much traction yet: #7066

[pkozlowski-opensource]

OK, let's centralise the discussion in #7066 then.

[MuhammadTayyeb]

hi
can any one help angulajs DatePicker

[gkalpak]

@MuhammadTayyeb, for general support questions, please, use one of the appropriate support channels.
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