IntlDatepicket ,get date string

[delphilord]

Text property of IntlDatepicker is protected,component returns selected date in date property as Tdate.I need date as string too,How can I get as string for jalali calendar?

[delphilord]

I solved it using generic method.
type mydatepicker=class(tintldatepicker);


...
S:=mydatedatepicker(intldatepicket1).text

[Kambiz]

It's not the right solution. Always use Format method to convert the date to a text string.