Suppose the Share Point ListField DateTime Field needs to update programmatilcally as default value as Today . Below is the code for the updating Today as the Default Value.
using (SPSite site = new SPSite("http://Sitename/")) { using (SPWeb web = spsiteObj.OpenWeb()) { SPList list = web.Lists["list"]; Guid id=list.ID; SPField dateTime = list.Fields["dateTimeField"]; dateTime.DefaultValue = "[today]"; dateTime.Update(); look.Update(); } }