# C1.Win.C1Input.C1DateEdit.InitialField

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<h1 id="C1_Win_C1Input_C1DateEdit_InitialField_" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Input.C1DateEdit.InitialField*">InitialField Property
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<h4 id="C1_Win_C1Input_C1DateEdit_InitialField" data-uid="C1.Win.C1Input.C1DateEdit.InitialField">InitialField</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Determines the date-time field position when a control receives input focus. Default: <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1Input.DateTimeField.html#C1_Win_C1Input_DateTimeField_Manual">Manual</a>.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public DateTimeField InitialField { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Property InitialField As DateTimeField</code></pre>
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<h5 id="C1_Win_C1Input_C1DateEdit_InitialField_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>If this property is set to <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1Input.DateTimeField.html#C1_Win_C1Input_DateTimeField_Manual">Manual</a>, control used InitialSelection algorithm defined in the <a class="xref" href="C1.Win.C1Input.C1TextBox.InitialSelection.html#C1_Win_C1Input_C1TextBox_InitialSelection">InitialSelection</a> property.</p>
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