DateTimePicker.Value Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:: System.Windows.Forms.dll

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Gets or sets the date/time value assigned to the control.

public:
 property DateTime Value { DateTime get(); void set(DateTime value); };

[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)]
public DateTime Value { get; set; }

[<System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)>]
member this.Value : DateTime with get, set

Public Property Value As DateTime

Property Value

DateTime

The DateTime value assign to the control.

Attributes: BindableAttribute

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The set value is less than MinDate or more than MaxDate.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how use the Value property to retrieve the current date value. First, the example displays the Value property. The example then increments the Value property by one day and displays the property value again.

public:
   MyClass()
   {
      // Create a new DateTimePicker
      DateTimePicker^ dateTimePicker1 = gcnew DateTimePicker;
      array<Control^>^ myClassControls = {dateTimePicker1};
      Controls->AddRange( myClassControls );
      MessageBox::Show( dateTimePicker1->Value.ToString() );

      dateTimePicker1->Value = DateTime::Now.AddDays( 1 );
      MessageBox::Show( dateTimePicker1->Value.ToString() );
   }

public MyClass()
{
   // Create a new DateTimePicker
   DateTimePicker dateTimePicker1 = new DateTimePicker();
   Controls.AddRange(new Control[] {dateTimePicker1});
   MessageBox.Show(dateTimePicker1.Value.ToString());

   dateTimePicker1.Value = DateTime.Now.AddDays(1);
   MessageBox.Show(dateTimePicker1.Value.ToString());
}

Public Sub New()
   ' Create a new DateTimePicker
   Dim dateTimePicker1 As New DateTimePicker()
   Controls.AddRange(New Control() {dateTimePicker1})
   MessageBox.Show(dateTimePicker1.Value.ToString())
   
   dateTimePicker1.Value = DateTime.Now.AddDays(1)
   MessageBox.Show(dateTimePicker1.Value.ToString())
End Sub

Remarks

If the Value property has not been changed in code or by the user, it is set to the current date and time (DateTime.Now).

Applies to

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