Csharp/CSharp Tutorial/GUI Windows Forms/MonthCalendar

DataTime BoldedDates

<source lang="csharp">using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ruponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; public partial class Form1 : Form {

   public Form1()
   {
       InitializeComponent();
   }
   private void addButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
   {
       System.DateTime[] boldDates = new System.DateTime[monthCalendar.BoldedDates.Length + 1];
       int i =0;
       foreach (DateTime currentDate in monthCalendar.BoldedDates)
       {
           boldDates[i] = currentDate;
           i++;
       }
       boldDates[i] = System.DateTime.Parse(specialDate.Text);
       monthCalendar.BoldedDates = boldDates;
   }
   private void monthCalendar_DateSelected(object sender, DateRangeEventArgs e)
   {
       specialDate.Text = e.Start.ToLongDateString();
   }

} partial class Form1 {

   private void InitializeComponent()
   {
       System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
       System.Windows.Forms.Button addButton;
       this.monthCalendar = new System.Windows.Forms.MonthCalendar();
       this.specialDate = new System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker();
       label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
       addButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
       this.SuspendLayout();
       // 
       // label1
       // 
       label1.AutoSize = true;
       label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 16);
       label1.Name = "label1";
       label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(90, 13);
       label1.TabIndex = 2;
       label1.Text = "Pick a date to add";
       // 
       // addButton
       // 
       addButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(289, 9);
       addButton.Name = "addButton";
       addButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(75, 23);
       addButton.TabIndex = 3;
       addButton.Text = "Add";
       addButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.addButton_Click);
       // 
       // monthCalendar
       // 
       this.monthCalendar.CalendarDimensions = new System.Drawing.Size(3, 3);
       this.monthCalendar.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(18, 74);
       this.monthCalendar.Name = "monthCalendar";
       this.monthCalendar.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(542, 439);
       this.monthCalendar.TabIndex = 0;
       this.monthCalendar.DateSelected += new System.Windows.Forms.DateRangeEventHandler(this.monthCalendar_DateSelected);
       // 
       // specialDate
       // 
       this.specialDate.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(108, 12);
       this.specialDate.Name = "specialDate";
       this.specialDate.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(175, 20);
       this.specialDate.TabIndex = 1;
       // 
       // Form1
       // 
       this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
       this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
       this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(573, 529);
       this.Controls.Add(addButton);
       this.Controls.Add(label1);
       this.Controls.Add(this.specialDate);
       this.Controls.Add(this.monthCalendar);
       this.Name = "Form1";
       this.Text = "Form1";
       this.ResumeLayout(false);
       this.PerformLayout();
   }
   private System.Windows.Forms.MonthCalendar monthCalendar;
   private System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker specialDate;

} public class DataTimePickerBoldedDates {

   [STAThread]
   static void Main()
   {
       Application.EnableVisualStyles();
       Application.Run(new Form1());
   }

}</source>

Get start and end selection on a MonthCalendar

<source lang="csharp">using System; using System.Drawing; using System.Collections; using System.ruponentModel; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Data;

public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form {

   private System.Windows.Forms.MonthCalendar monthCalendar1;
   private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
   public Form1() {
       this.monthCalendar1 = new System.Windows.Forms.MonthCalendar();
       this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
       this.SuspendLayout();
       // 
       // monthCalendar1
       // 
       this.monthCalendar1.FirstDayOfWeek = System.Windows.Forms.Day.Thursday;
       this.monthCalendar1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 16);
       this.monthCalendar1.Name = "monthCalendar1";
       this.monthCalendar1.ShowTodayCircle = false;
       this.monthCalendar1.ShowWeekNumbers = true;
       this.monthCalendar1.TabIndex = 0;
       // 
       // button1
       // 
       this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(48, 184);
       this.button1.Name = "button1";
       this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(128, 23);
       this.button1.TabIndex = 1;
       this.button1.Text = "Selection Range";
       this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button1_Click_1);
       // 
       // Form1
       // 
       this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
       this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(232, 213);
       this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                                     this.button1,
                                                                     this.monthCalendar1});
       this.Text = "Calendar Control";
       this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
       this.ResumeLayout(false);
   }
   [STAThread]
   static void Main() {
       Application.Run(new Form1());
   }
   private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
       string str = monthCalendar1.Text.ToString();
   }
   private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
   }
   private void button1_Click_1(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
       SelectionRange sr = monthCalendar1.SelectionRange;
       DateTime st = sr.Start;
       DateTime se = sr.End;
       MessageBox.Show("RANGE START = " + st.ToString() + "\nRANGE END = " + se.ToString(), "Range Selection");
   }

}</source>

Put MonthCalendar On a Form

<source lang="csharp">using System; using System.Drawing; using System.Collections; using System.ruponentModel; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Data; public class MonthCalendarOnForm : System.Windows.Forms.Form {

 private System.Windows.Forms.MonthCalendar monthCalendar1;
 private System.ruponentModel.Container components = null;
 public MonthCalendarOnForm()
 {
   InitializeComponent();
 }
 protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
 {
   if( disposing )
   {
     if (components != null) 
     {
       components.Dispose();
     }
   }
   base.Dispose( disposing );
 }
 #region Windows Form Designer generated code
 private void InitializeComponent()
 {
   this.monthCalendar1 = new System.Windows.Forms.MonthCalendar();
   this.SuspendLayout();
   this.monthCalendar1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(47, 56);
   this.monthCalendar1.Name = "monthCalendar1";
   this.monthCalendar1.TabIndex = 0;
   this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
   this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 266);
   this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                   this.monthCalendar1});
   this.Name = "MonthCalendarOnForm";
   this.Text = "MonthCalendar Control Example";
   this.ResumeLayout(false);
 }
 #endregion
 [STAThread]
 static void Main() 
 {
   Application.Run(new MonthCalendarOnForm());
 }

}</source>