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DateRangeEventArgs Class

Provides data for the DateChanged or DateSelected events of the MonthCalendar control.

Namespace:  System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

'Declaration
Public Class DateRangeEventArgs _
	Inherits EventArgs
'Usage
Dim instance As DateRangeEventArgs

The DateChanged event occurs when the currently selected date or range of dates changes; for example, when the user explicitly changes a selection within the current month or when the selection is implicitly changed in response to next/previous month navigation. The DateSelected event occurs when the user explicitly changes a selection. The DateRangeEventArgs constructor specifies the start and end for the new date range that has been selected.

NoteNote:

If a single date is selected, the Start and End property values will be equal.

For more information about handling events, see Consuming Events.

The following example displays a form containing a MonthCalendar control that displays one calendar year. The example demonstrates setting properties like BackColor, ForeColor, TitleBackColor, TitleForeColor, CalendarDimensions, and TrailingForeColor to customize the look of the calendar control. Other properties like AnnuallyBoldedDates, BoldedDates, and MonthlyBoldedDates are set to customize which dates are bolded. The example also sets properties to change the calendar format, including FirstDayOfWeek, MaxDate, MinDate, and MaxSelectionCount. The DateSelected and DateChanged events are also handled and their status displayed on the form.

Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Public NotInheritable Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

    Friend WithEvents MonthCalendar1 As System.Windows.Forms.MonthCalendar
    Friend WithEvents TextBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox

    <System.STAThread()> _
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(New Form1)
    End Sub 'Main

    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()

        Me.TextBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
        Me.TextBox1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle
        Me.TextBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(48, 488)
        Me.TextBox1.Multiline = True 
        Me.TextBox1.ReadOnly = True 
        Me.TextBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(824, 32)

        ' Create the calendar. 
        Me.MonthCalendar1 = New System.Windows.Forms.MonthCalendar

        ' Set the calendar location. 
        Me.MonthCalendar1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(47, 16)

        ' Change the color. 
        Me.MonthCalendar1.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Info
        Me.MonthCalendar1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb( _
                                CType(192, System.Byte), CType(0, System.Byte), CType(192, System.Byte))
        Me.MonthCalendar1.TitleBackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Purple
        Me.MonthCalendar1.TitleForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow
        Me.MonthCalendar1.TrailingForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb( _
                                CType(192, System.Byte), CType(192, System.Byte), CType(0, System.Byte))

        ' Add dates to the AnnuallyBoldedDates array. 
        Me.MonthCalendar1.AnnuallyBoldedDates = New System.DateTime() _
                     {New System.DateTime(2002, 4, 20, 0, 0, 0, 0), _
                      New System.DateTime(2002, 4, 28, 0, 0, 0, 0), _
                      New System.DateTime(2002, 5, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0), _
                      New System.DateTime(2002, 7, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0), _
                      New System.DateTime(2002, 12, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0), _ 
                      New System.DateTime(2002, 12, 18, 0, 0, 0, 0)}

        ' Add dates to BoldedDates array. 
        Me.MonthCalendar1.BoldedDates = New System.DateTime() {New System.DateTime(2002, 9, 26, 0, 0, 0, 0)}

        ' Add dates to MonthlyBoldedDates array. 
        Me.MonthCalendar1.MonthlyBoldedDates = New System.DateTime() _
                     {New System.DateTime(2002, 1, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0), _
                      New System.DateTime(2002, 1, 30, 0, 0, 0, 0)}

        ' Configure the calendar to display 3 rows by 4 columns of months. 
        Me.MonthCalendar1.CalendarDimensions = New System.Drawing.Size(4, 3)

        ' Set the week to begin on Monday. 
        Me.MonthCalendar1.FirstDayOfWeek = System.Windows.Forms.Day.Monday

        ' Sets the maximum visible date on the calendar to 12/31/2010. 
        Me.MonthCalendar1.MaxDate = New System.DateTime(2010, 12, 31, 0, 0, 0, 0)

        ' Set the minimum visible date on the calendar to 12/31/2010. 
        Me.MonthCalendar1.MinDate = New System.DateTime(1999, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0)

        ' Only allow 21 days to be selected at the same time. 
        Me.MonthCalendar1.MaxSelectionCount = 21

        ' Set the calendar to move one month at a time when navigating using the arrows. 
        Me.MonthCalendar1.ScrollChange = 1

        ' Do not show the "Today" banner. 
        Me.MonthCalendar1.ShowToday = False 

        ' Do not circle today's date. 
        Me.MonthCalendar1.ShowTodayCircle = False 

        ' Show the week numbers to the left of each week. 
        Me.MonthCalendar1.ShowWeekNumbers = True 

        ' Set up how the form should be displayed and add the controls to the form. 
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(920, 566)
        Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.TextBox1, Me.MonthCalendar1})
        Me.Text = "Month Calendar Example" 

    End Sub 

    Private Sub monthCalendar1_DateSelected(ByVal sender As Object, _
                    ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DateRangeEventArgs) Handles MonthCalendar1.DateSelected

        ' Show the start and end dates in the text box. 
        Me.TextBox1.Text = "Date Selected: Start = " + _
                e.Start.ToShortDateString() + " : End = " + e.End.ToShortDateString()
    End Sub 

    Private Sub monthCalendar1_DateChanged(ByVal sender As Object, _
                    ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DateRangeEventArgs) Handles MonthCalendar1.DateChanged

        ' Show the start and end dates in the text box. 
        Me.TextBox1.Text = "Date Changed: Start = " + _
                e.Start.ToShortDateString() + " : End = " + e.End.ToShortDateString()
    End Sub 
End Class

System.Object
  System.EventArgs
    System.Windows.Forms.DateRangeEventArgs

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

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.

.NET Framework

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0
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