Key Properties
The purpose of this help article is to show you the key properties of the RadCalendar control. The topic includes the following sections:
Selection Properties
SelectionMode: This property defines how many dates can be selected at once. The possible values are Single, Extended and Multiple. The default value is Single.
SelectedDate: Gets or sets the currently selected date. If the SelectionMode is set to Multiple or Extended, returns the first date from the SelectedDates.
SelectedDates: Gets the currently selected dates. Useful when the SelectionMode is set to Multiple or Extended.
SelectableDateStart: Gets or sets the first date that can be selected.
SelectableDateEnd: Gets of sets the last date that can be selected.
BlackoutDates: Gets or sets a collection of dates that cannot be selected
Setting the Current Display Date
- DisplayDate: This property allows you to set the current visible date. This is the date which will be displayed when you show the calendar.
Example 1: Setting DisplayDate
<telerik:RadCalendar DisplayDate="4/1/2018"/>
DisplayDate is different from SelectedDate. The DisplayDate points out just the default month and year visible when the calendar first pops up.
Styling the Different Views
You can apply a style to the different modes through the following properties:
- MonthViewStyle: Gets or sets the style for the month calendar view.
- YearViewStyle: Gets or sets the style for the year calendar view.
- DecadeViewStyle: Gets or sets the style for the decade calendar view.
- CenturyViewStyle: Gets or sets the style for the century calendar view.
Formatting the Headers
You can apply a string format to the header of the different views through the following properties:
- MonthViewHeaderFormat: Gets or sets the format for the header of the month view of the calendar.
- DecadeViewHeaderFormat: Gets or sets the format for the header of the decade view of the calendar.
- YearViewHeaderFormat: Gets or sets the format for the header of the year view of the calendar.
- CenturyViewHeaderFormat: Gets or sets the format for the header of the century view of the calendar.
