Getting Started with WinForms TimeOnlyPicker

This article shows how you can start using RadTimeOnlyPicker.

Adding Telerik Assemblies Using NuGet

To use RadTimeOnlyPicker when working with NuGet packages, install the Telerik.UI.for.WinForms.AllControls package. The package target framework version may vary.

Read more about NuGet installation in the Install using NuGet Packages article.

With the 2025 Q1 release, the Telerik UI for WinForms has a new licensing mechanism. You can learn more about it here.

Adding Assembly References Manually

When dragging and dropping a control from the Visual Studio (VS) Toolbox onto the Form Designer, VS automatically adds the necessary assemblies. However, if you're adding the control programmatically, you'll need to manually reference the following assemblies:

Telerik.Licensing.Runtime
Telerik.WinControls
Telerik.WinControls.UI
TelerikCommon

The Telerik UI for WinForms assemblies can be install by using one of the available installation approaches.

Defining the RadTimeOnlyPicker

This tutorial will demonstrate how to get started with RadTimeOnlyPicker control, its functionalities and customization abilities:

Drag RadTimeOnlyPicker from the toolbox to the form.
Modify the desired minute’s interval by setting the Step property.
Set hour format by modifying the Culture property. For example "en-US" uses 12 hour format while “en-GB” uses 24 hour format.
Set the ClockPosition property to ClockAboveTables to display the clock on the top of the popup.
If needed you can set the NullText property this is the text which will be displayed in the control value is null

Here is how the control will look like, after the modifications:

WinForms RadTimeOnlyPicker Getting Started

Getting Started with WinForms TimeOnlyPicker

Adding Telerik Assemblies Using NuGet

Adding Assembly References Manually

Defining the RadTimeOnlyPicker

See Also

Telerik UI for WinForms Learning Resources

Getting Started

Support Resources

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