Calendar.TodayDayStyle Property

Definition

Gets the style properties for today's date on the Calendar control.

public:
 property System::Web::UI::WebControls::TableItemStyle ^ TodayDayStyle { System::Web::UI::WebControls::TableItemStyle ^ get(); };
[System.Web.UI.PersistenceMode(System.Web.UI.PersistenceMode.InnerProperty)]
public System.Web.UI.WebControls.TableItemStyle TodayDayStyle { get; }
[<System.Web.UI.PersistenceMode(System.Web.UI.PersistenceMode.InnerProperty)>]
member this.TodayDayStyle : System.Web.UI.WebControls.TableItemStyle
Public ReadOnly Property TodayDayStyle As TableItemStyle

Property Value

A TableItemStyle that contains the style properties for today's date on the Calendar control. The default value is an empty TableItemStyle.

Attributes

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the TodayDayStyle property to specify a blue background color and a yellow foreground color for today's date.

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title>Calendar Example</title>
</head>
<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>Calendar Example</h3>

      <asp:Calendar id="calendar1" runat="server">

         <TodayDayStyle BackColor="Blue"
                        ForeColor="Yellow">
         </TodayDayStyle>

      </asp:Calendar>
            
   </form>       

</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
    <title>Calendar Example</title>
</head>
<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>Calendar Example</h3>

      <asp:Calendar id="calendar1" runat="server">

         <TodayDayStyle BackColor="Blue"
                        ForeColor="Yellow">
         </TodayDayStyle>

      </asp:Calendar>
            
   </form>       

</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
   <script runat="server" >
  
      void Selection_Change(Object sender, EventArgs e)
      {

         // Set the background color for today's date in the Calendar.
         Calendar1.TodayDayStyle.BackColor = 
            System.Drawing.Color.FromName(ColorList.SelectedItem.Value);

      }
  
   </script>
  
<head runat="server">
    <title> Calendar TodayDayStyle Example </title>
</head>
<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">
  
      <h3> Calendar TodayDayStyle Example </h3>

      Select a background color for today's date in the calendar.

      <br /><br /> 
  
      <asp:Calendar id="Calendar1"
           ShowGridLines="True" 
           ShowTitle="True"
           runat="server"/>

      <br /><br />

      <table cellpadding="5">

         <tr>

            <td>

               Background color:

            </td>

         </tr>

         <tr>

            <td>

               <asp:DropDownList id="ColorList"
                    AutoPostBack="True"
                    OnSelectedIndexChanged="Selection_Change"
                    runat="server">

                  <asp:ListItem Selected="True" Value="White"> White </asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="Silver"> Silver </asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="DarkGray"> Dark Gray </asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="Khaki"> Khaki </asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="DarkKhaki"> Dark Khaki </asp:ListItem>

               </asp:DropDownList>

            </td>

         </tr>
  
      </table>
  
   </form>

</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
   <script runat="server" >
  
      Sub Selection_Change(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)

         ' Set the background color for today's date in the Calendar.
         Calendar1.TodayDayStyle.BackColor = _
            System.Drawing.Color.FromName(ColorList.SelectedItem.Value)

      End Sub
  
   </script>
  
<head runat="server">
    <title> Calendar TodayDayStyle Example </title>
</head>
<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">
  
      <h3> Calendar TodayDayStyle Example </h3>

      Select a background color for today's date in the calendar.

      <br /><br /> 
  
      <asp:Calendar id="Calendar1"
           ShowGridLines="True" 
           ShowTitle="True"
           runat="server"/>

      <br /><br />

      <table cellpadding="5">

         <tr>

            <td>

               Background color:

            </td>

         </tr>

         <tr>

            <td>

               <asp:DropDownList id="ColorList"
                    AutoPostBack="True"
                    OnSelectedIndexChanged="Selection_Change"
                    runat="server">

                  <asp:ListItem Selected="True" Value="White"> White </asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="Silver"> Silver </asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="DarkGray"> Dark Gray </asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="Khaki"> Khaki </asp:ListItem>
                  <asp:ListItem Value="DarkKhaki"> Dark Khaki </asp:ListItem>

               </asp:DropDownList>

            </td>

         </tr>
  
    </table>
  
   </form>

</body>
</html>

Remarks

Use this property to specify the style for today's date on the Calendar control. If the TodayDayStyle property is not set, the style specified in the DayStyle property is used.

For more information on the different style properties that can be controlled, see TableItemStyle.

Applies to

See also