CalendarDateRange.Start Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Controls

Assembly:

PresentationFramework.dll

Gets the first date in the represented range.

C#

public DateTime Start { get; set; }

Property Value

DateTime

The first date in the represented range.

Examples

The following example creates CalendarDateRange objects to specify which dates in a Calendar cannot be selected.

C#

  // Create a Calendar that displays dates through
  // Januarary 31, 2009 and has dates that are not selectable.
  Calendar calendarWithBlackoutDates = new Calendar();
  calendarWithBlackoutDates.IsTodayHighlighted = false;
  calendarWithBlackoutDates.DisplayDate = new DateTime(2009, 1, 1);
  calendarWithBlackoutDates.DisplayDateEnd = new DateTime(2009, 1, 31);
  calendarWithBlackoutDates.SelectionMode = CalendarSelectionMode.MultipleRange;

  // Add the dates that are not selectable.
  calendarWithBlackoutDates.BlackoutDates.Add(
      new CalendarDateRange(new DateTime(2009, 1, 2), new DateTime(2009, 1, 4)));
  calendarWithBlackoutDates.BlackoutDates.Add(
      new CalendarDateRange(new DateTime(2009, 1, 9)));
  calendarWithBlackoutDates.BlackoutDates.Add(
      new CalendarDateRange(new DateTime(2009, 1, 16)));
  calendarWithBlackoutDates.BlackoutDates.Add(
      new CalendarDateRange(new DateTime(2009, 1, 23), new DateTime(2009, 1, 25)));
  calendarWithBlackoutDates.BlackoutDates.Add(
      new CalendarDateRange(new DateTime(2009, 1, 30)));

  // Add the selected dates.
  calendarWithBlackoutDates.SelectedDates.Add(
      new DateTime(2009, 1, 5));
  calendarWithBlackoutDates.SelectedDates.AddRange(
      new DateTime(2009, 1, 12), new DateTime(2009, 1, 15));
  calendarWithBlackoutDates.SelectedDates.Add(
      new DateTime(2009, 1, 27));

  // root is a Panel that is defined elswhere.
  root.Children.Add(calendarWithBlackoutDates);

XAML

<!-- Create a Calendar that displays dates through
     Januarary 31, 2009 and has dates that are not selectable. -->
<Calendar Margin="20" SelectionMode="MultipleRange"  
          IsTodayHighlighted="false" 
          DisplayDate="1/1/2009"
          DisplayDateEnd="1/31/2009"
          xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib">

  <Calendar.BlackoutDates>
    <CalendarDateRange Start="1/2/2009" End="1/4/2009"/>
    <CalendarDateRange Start="1/9/2009" End="1/9/2009"/>
    <CalendarDateRange Start="1/16/2009" End="1/16/2009"/>
    <CalendarDateRange Start="1/23/2009" End="1/25/2009"/>
    <CalendarDateRange Start="1/30/2009" End="1/30/2009"/>
  </Calendar.BlackoutDates>

  <Calendar.SelectedDates>
    <sys:DateTime>1/5/2009</sys:DateTime>
    <sys:DateTime>1/12/2009</sys:DateTime>
    <sys:DateTime>1/14/2009</sys:DateTime>
    <sys:DateTime>1/13/2009</sys:DateTime>
    <sys:DateTime>1/15/2009</sys:DateTime>
    <sys:DateTime>1/27/2009</sys:DateTime>
    <sys:DateTime>4/2/2009</sys:DateTime>
  </Calendar.SelectedDates>
</Calendar>

Remarks

XAML Attribute Usage

<CalendarDateRange Start="dateTimeString"/>  

XAML Values

dateTimeString
A date that is in one of the formats that are listed in the DateTime XAML Syntax topic.

Applies to