Calendar.SelectedDate Property
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Gets or sets the currently selected date.
Namespace: System.Windows.Controls
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation, http://schemas.microsoft.com/netfx/2007/xaml/presentation
<Calendar SelectedDate="dateTimeString"/>
XAML Values
Property Value
Type: System.Nullable(Of DateTime)The date currently selected. The default is Nothing.
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Metadata properties set to true |
Use this property when SelectionMode is set to SingleDate. In other modes, this property will always be the first date in SelectedDates.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | The specified date is outside the range specified by DisplayDateStart and DisplayDateEnd -or- The specified date is in the BlackoutDates collection. |
| InvalidOperationException | If set to anything other than Nothing when SelectionMode is set to None. |
The following example creates a Calendar with a particular range of displayable dates, and sets the currently selected and displayed date.
' Create a Calendar that displays 1/10/2009 ' through 4/18/2009. Dim basicCalendar As New Calendar() basicCalendar.DisplayDateStart = New DateTime(2009, 1, 10) basicCalendar.DisplayDateEnd = New DateTime(2009, 4, 18) basicCalendar.DisplayDate = New DateTime(2009, 3, 15) basicCalendar.SelectedDate = New DateTime(2009, 2, 15) ' root is a Panel that is defined elswhere. root.Children.Add(basicCalendar)
<!-- Create a Calendar that displays 1/10/2009 through 4/18/2009. --> <Calendar Margin="20" SelectedDate="2/15/2009" DisplayDate="3/15/2009" DisplayDateStart="1/10/2009" DisplayDateEnd="4/18/2009"/>
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