How to: Retrieve a Date in a DateTimePicker Control
In this example, you select a meeting date in a Windows Forms DateTimePicker control. The selected meeting date and today's date are displayed in message boxes. For more information, see DateTimePicker Control (Windows Forms).
Example
private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Display the selected date and time:
MessageBox.Show("Your've selected the meeting date: "
+ dateTimePicker1.Value.Date);
// Display today's date and time:
MessageBox.Show("Today is: " + DateTime.Today);
}
Compiling the Code
This example requires:
A Windows Form with a DateTimePicker control named dateTimePicker1 and a Button control labeled Select a Meeting Date.
Set the event handler of the button to button1_Click.
See Also
Concepts
Designing a User Interface in Visual C#