Key Features
The purpose of this help article is to show you the key features of the Date Picker control for Xamarin.
Date Range
Date Picker allows you to define a date range and choose a date in between through the following properties:
MinimumDate(DateTime): Defines a date which marks the deginning of the range of the available dates. The default value is
DateTime(2000,1,1).MaximumDate(DateTime): Defines a date which marks the end of the range of the available dates to choose from. The default value is
DateTime(2099, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59).
Example
<telerikInput:RadDatePicker MinimumDate="2020,1,1"
MaximumDate="2020,12,31"
DisplayStringFormat="yyy-ddd-MMM"/>
and use the following namespace:
xmlns:telerikInput="clr-namespace:Telerik.XamarinForms.Input;assembly=Telerik.XamarinForms.Input"
Current Selected Date
- Date(DateTime?): Defines the current date selection. The default value is null.
Example
<telerikInput:RadDatePicker Date="2020,05,15"
SpinnerFormat="yyy-MMM"/>
and add the following namespace:
xmlns:telerikInput="clr-namespace:Telerik.XamarinForms.Input;assembly=Telerik.XamarinForms.Input"
DefaultHighlightedDate
RadDateTime Picker DefaultHighlightedDate(DateTime) defines the System.DateTime which will be used to pre-scroll each spinner when RadDatePicker.Date property is set to null.
Example
<telerikInput:RadDateTimePicker Date="{x:Null}"
DefaultHighlightedDate="2020,05,15"
SpinnerFormat="dd/MMM/yyyy"/>
and the namespace needed:
xmlns:telerikInput="clr-namespace:Telerik.XamarinForms.Input;assembly=Telerik.XamarinForms.Input"
DisplayString Format
- DisplayStringFormat(string): Defines the format of the string that will be visualized when the picker dialog is closed.
The format set for DisplayStringFormat should be a valid date format.
Example
Here is a sample Date Picker definition:
<telerikInput:RadDatePicker DefaultHighlightedDate="2020,05,15"
DisplayStringFormat="yyyy/MMM/dd"
Placeholder="Pick a date!"
SpinnerFormat="dd/MMM/yyyy"
AreSpinnerHeadersVisible="False"/>
In addition to this, you need to add the following namespace:
xmlns:telerikInput="clr-namespace:Telerik.XamarinForms.Input;assembly=Telerik.XamarinForms.Input"
A sample Key Features example can be found in the DatePicker/Features folder of the SDK Samples Browser application.