Accessing the value using the controller as you would do with a TextField returns a non formatted value

[DavideBicego]

DateTimePicker(
  controller: myController,
  dateMask: myDateFormat,
  initialDate: DateTime.now(),
  firstDate:
      DateTime.now().subtract(Duration(days: 365)),
  lastDate: DateTime.now().add(Duration(days: 365)),
)

Retrieving the value via myController.value.text returns the value in Y-m-d format even though myDateFormat has a different value.
Is this by design?
How should I retrieve the value of the TextField?

[DavideBicego]

Should I do something like DateFormat(myDateFormat).format(DateTime.parse(myController.value.text))?