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DatePickerFormat Enumeration

Specifies date formats for a DatePicker.

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

'Declaration
Public Enumeration DatePickerFormat
<object property="enumMemberName"/>

Member nameDescription
LongSpecifies that the date should be displayed using unabbreviated days of the week and month names.
ShortSpecifies that the date should be displayed using abbreviated days of the week and month names.

The following XAML creates two DatePicker controls, one using the default Short format and the other using the Long format. This example is part of a larger example available in the DatePicker overview.


<!-- Two DatePicker controls, one using the default Short date format -->
<!-- and the other using the Long date format. -->
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" >
<TextBlock Width="200" Margin="5" 
           Text="DatePicker with Short date format and Calendar event handlers:" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
<sdk:DatePicker x:Name="dp1" Height="20" Width="200" />
</StackPanel>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" >
<TextBlock Width="200" Margin="5"
           Text="DatePicker with Long date format and DateSelected event handler:" TextWrapping="Wrap" />
<sdk:DatePicker Height="20" x:Name="dp2" SelectedDateFormat="Long" Width="200"/>
</StackPanel>


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Supported in: 5, 4, 3

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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