HTML5 Input Type Date - Specifying Default Value For a Date Picker
Dim dAnyDate As Date
Dim sHTML5DateInputTypeFormatedString As String
'Keeping it simple here
sHTML5DateInputTypeFormatedString = dAnyDate.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")
'You have to format it this way (YYYY-MM-DD) to specify the default
<input type="date" value="@sHTML5DateInputTypeFormatedString">