Calendar.TodaysDate Property (System.Web.UI.WebControls)

TodaysDate Property

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Calendar..::.TodaysDate Property

Gets or sets the value for today's date.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<BrowsableAttribute(False)> _
Public Property TodaysDate As DateTime

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As Calendar
Dim value As DateTime

value = instance.TodaysDate

instance.TodaysDate = value

[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public DateTime TodaysDate { get; set; }

Visual C++

[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public:
property DateTime TodaysDate {
    DateTime get ();
    void set (DateTime value);
}

JScript

public function get TodaysDate () : DateTime
public function set TodaysDate (value : DateTime)

ASP.NET

<asp:Calendar TodaysDate="DateTime" />

Property Value

Type: System..::.DateTime
A System..::.DateTime that contains the value that the Calendar considers to be today's date. If this property is not explicitly set, this date will be the date on the server.

Remarks

Use the TodaysDate property to determine today's date. You can also use this property to programmatically set the value for today's date on the Calendar control. This property is set using a System..::.DateTime object.

Note:
This date might need to be adjusted to accommodate users who are in a different time zone.

The appearance of the date specified by the TodaysDate property can be customized by using the TodayDayStyle property.

Note:
If the VisibleDate property is not set, the date specified by the TodaysDate property determines which month is displayed in the Calendar control.

Topic	Location
How to: Set Today's Date Programmatically in a Calendar Web Server Control	Building ASP .NET Web Applications
How to: Set Today's Date Programmatically in a Calendar Web Server Control	Building ASP .NET Web Applications
How to: Set Today's Date Programmatically in a Calendar Web Server Control	Building ASP .NET Web Applications in Visual Studio
How to: Set Today's Date Programmatically in a Calendar Web Server Control	Building ASP .NET Web Applications in Visual Studio

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the TodaysDate property to programmatically set the value for today's date on the Calendar control.

Visual Basic

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html  >
<head>
    <title>Calendar Example</title>
<script language="VB" runat="server">

        Sub Selection_Change(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
            Calendar1.TodaysDate = Calendar1.SelectedDate
            Label1.Text = "Today's Date is now " & Calendar1.TodaysDate.ToShortDateString()
        End Sub 'Selection_Change

   </script>

</head>     
<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>Calendar Example</h3>

      Select a date on the Calendar control to use as today's date.<br /><br />

      <asp:Calendar ID="Calendar1" runat="server"  
           SelectionMode="Day" 
           ShowGridLines="True" 
           OnSelectionChanged="Selection_Change">

         <SelectedDayStyle BackColor="Yellow"
                           ForeColor="Red">
         </SelectedDayStyle>

      </asp:Calendar> 

      <hr /><br />

      <asp:Label id="Label1" runat="server" />

   </form>
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html  >
<head>
    <title>Calendar Example</title>
<script language="C#" runat="server">

      void Selection_Change(Object sender, EventArgs e) 
      {
         Calendar1.TodaysDate = Calendar1.SelectedDate;
         Label1.Text = "Today's Date is now " + Calendar1.TodaysDate.ToShortDateString();
      }

   </script>

</head>     
<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>Calendar Example</h3>

      Select a date on the Calendar control to use as today's date.<br /><br />

      <asp:Calendar ID="Calendar1" runat="server"  
           SelectionMode="Day" 
           ShowGridLines="True" 
           OnSelectionChanged="Selection_Change">

         <SelectedDayStyle BackColor="Yellow"
                           ForeColor="Red">
         </SelectedDayStyle>

      </asp:Calendar> 

      <hr /><br />

      <asp:Label id="Label1" runat="server" />

   </form>
</body>
</html>

JScript

<%@ Page Language="JScript" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html  >
<head>
    <title>Calendar Example</title>
<script language="JScript" runat="server">

      function Selection_Change(sender : Object, e : EventArgs) 
      {
         Calendar1.TodaysDate = Calendar1.SelectedDate;
         Label1.Text = "Today's Date is now " + Calendar1.TodaysDate.ToShortDateString();
      }

   </script>

</head>     
<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>Calendar Example</h3>

      Select a date on the Calendar control to use as today's date.<br /><br />

      <asp:Calendar ID="Calendar1" runat="server"  
           SelectionMode="Day" 
           ShowGridLines="True" 
           OnSelectionChanged="Selection_Change">

         <SelectedDayStyle BackColor="Yellow"
                           ForeColor="Red">
         </SelectedDayStyle>

      </asp:Calendar> 

      <hr /><br />

      <asp:Label id="Label1" runat="server" />

   </form>
</body>
</html>

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

Calendar Class

Calendar Members

System.Web.UI.WebControls Namespace

System..::.DateTime

TodayDayStyle

Other Resources

Calendar Web Server Control Overview