Once created the datefield, use this code in a ActionScript function: inputDate.selectedDate = new Date();
where inputDate:
<mx:DateField id="inputDate" dateFormatter="formatDate" />
You can format it using this function:
function formatDate(item) {
var df:DateFormatter = new DateFormatter();
df.formatString = "DD/MM/YYYY"; // this the mask
return df.format(item);
}
Hope it helps...;-)
Isaac Bib�s Forado

