@using System.Threading @model DateTime? @{ Layout = "_FieldLayout.cshtml"; DateTime dt; if (Model.HasValue) { dt = (DateTime)Model; } else { dt = DateTime.Now; } } @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m, new { @class="form-control datepicker", data_provide="datepicker", data_date_language="globalize", data_date=dt, data_date_format=Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture.DateTimeFormat.ShortDatePattern.Replace("M", "m"), data_date_today_highlight="true", data_date_today_btn="false" })