DatePicker.FirstDayOfWeek Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Controls

Assembly:

PresentationFramework.dll

Gets or sets the day that is considered the beginning of the week.

public:
 property DayOfWeek FirstDayOfWeek { DayOfWeek get(); void set(DayOfWeek value); };

public DayOfWeek FirstDayOfWeek { get; set; }

member this.FirstDayOfWeek : DayOfWeek with get, set

Public Property FirstDayOfWeek As DayOfWeek

Property Value

DayOfWeek

A DayOfWeek that represents the beginning of the week. The default is the FirstDayOfWeek that is determined by the current culture.

Examples

The following example creates a DatePicker that displays Monday as the first day of the week.

DatePicker datePickerFor2009 = new DatePicker();
datePickerFor2009.SelectedDate = new DateTime(2009, 3, 23);
datePickerFor2009.DisplayDateStart = new DateTime(2009, 1, 1);
datePickerFor2009.DisplayDateEnd = new DateTime(2009, 12, 31);
datePickerFor2009.SelectedDateFormat = DatePickerFormat.Long;
datePickerFor2009.FirstDayOfWeek = DayOfWeek.Monday;

// root is a Panel that is defined elsewhere.
root.Children.Add(datePickerFor2009);

Dim datePickerFor2009 As New DatePicker()
datePickerFor2009.SelectedDate = New DateTime(2009, 3, 23)
datePickerFor2009.DisplayDateStart = New DateTime(2009, 1, 1)
datePickerFor2009.DisplayDateEnd = New DateTime(2009, 12, 31)
datePickerFor2009.SelectedDateFormat = DatePickerFormat.[Long]
datePickerFor2009.FirstDayOfWeek = DayOfWeek.Monday

' root is a Panel that is defined elsewhere. 
root.Children.Add(datePickerFor2009)

<!-- A DatePicker that has March 23, 2009 selected and 
           displays the Long date format. -->
<DatePicker SelectedDateFormat="Long" SelectedDate="3/23/09"
                  DisplayDateStart="1/01/09" DisplayDateEnd="12/31/09" 
                  FirstDayOfWeek="Monday"/>

Remarks

This property affects the Calendar of the DatePicker. For more information, see the Calendar.FirstDayOfWeek property.

Dependency Property Information

Identifier field	FirstDayOfWeekProperty
Metadata properties set to true	None

XAML Attribute Usage

<DatePicker FirstDayOfWeek="DayOfWeek"/>