title: Laravel 4 Form builder Custom Fields Macro
body: <p>Im trying to create a custom HTML 5 date field for using in a laravel 4 framework view.</p>
  
  <pre><code>{{
      Form::macro('datetime', function($field_name)
      { 
          return '';
      });         
  }}
  
  {{ Form::label('event_start', 'Event Date', array('class' => 'control-label')) }}
  {{ Form::datetime('event_start') }}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The only problem is the value is not being populated, and i do not know how to do this.</p>
  
  <p>Im using this form to create and edit a model called Event.</p>
  
  <p>how can i populate the value of this field?</p>