DateTimePickerFormat Enumeration
Specifies the date and time format the DateTimePicker control displays.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
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![]() | Long | The DateTimePicker control displays the date/time value in the long date format set by the user's operating system. |
![]() | Short | The DateTimePicker control displays the date/time value in the short date format set by the user's operating system. |
![]() | Time | The DateTimePicker control displays the date/time value in the time format set by the user's operating system. |
![]() | Custom | The DateTimePicker control displays the date/time value in a custom format. For more information, see CustomFormat. |
This enumeration is used by members such as DateTimePicker.Format.
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The actual date/time formats are determined by the date, time, and regional settings set in the user's operating system. |
The following code example demonstrates initializing a DateTimePicker object by setting the Format to a DateTimePickerFormat value. To run this example paste the following code in a form and call InitializeDateTimePicker from the form's constructor or Load event-handling method.
' Declare the DateTimePicker. Friend WithEvents DateTimePicker1 As System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker Private Sub InitializeDateTimePicker() ' Construct the DateTimePicker. Me.DateTimePicker1 = New System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker 'Set size and location. Me.DateTimePicker1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(40, 88) Me.DateTimePicker1.Size = New Size(160, 21) ' Set the alignment of the drop-down MonthCalendar to right. Me.DateTimePicker1.DropDownAlign = LeftRightAlignment.Right ' Set the Value property to 50 years before today. DateTimePicker1.Value = (DateTime.Now.AddYears(-50)) 'Set a custom format containing the string "of the year" DateTimePicker1.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom DateTimePicker1.CustomFormat = "MMM dd, 'of the year' yyyy " ' Add the DateTimePicker to the form. Me.Controls.Add(Me.DateTimePicker1) End Sub
DateTimePicker object by setting the DropDownAlign, Value, Format, and CustomFormat properties. To run this example paste the following code in a form containing a DateTimePicker named DateTimePicker1.
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 Smartphone, 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.
