Calendar Control
The Calendar control is another ASP.NET rich control. It is used to display an interactive calendar in an ASP.NET page. It can also be customized to suit the requirements of the page. Users can select days, weeks, and months.
<asp:calendar id="cal1" runat="server"/>
This properties, methods, and events of this control are listed in Table
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| CellSpacing | Specifies number of pixels between cells. |
| CellPadding | Specifies number of pixels between contents of a cell and its border. |
| DayNameFormat | Sets format of day names. Possible values: FirstLetter, FirstTwoLetters, Full, Short (default). |
| FirstDayOfWeek | Specifies the day to be displayed in the first column of the calendar. Possible values: Default (uses server’s local settings), and other full day names. |
| NextMonthText | Gets or sets the text displayed for the next month link. You can also set an image using HTML <img src="image url"> tag. |
| NextPrevFormat | Gets or sets the format of the next and previous month hyperlinks. Possible values: CustomText (default), FullMonth, ShortMonth. |
| PrevMonthText | Gets or sets the text displayed for the previous month link. You can also set an image using HTML <img src="image url"> tag. |
| SelectedDate | Gets or sets the selected date as DateTime value. Default is TodaysDate. |
| SelectedDates | Gets a collection of DateTime items that represent the selected dates. |
| SelectionMode | Specifies whether the user can select a single day, a week, or an entire month. Possible values: Day (default), DayWeek, DayWeekMonth, None. |
| SelectMonthText | Contains HTML text displayed for selecting months when SelectionMode=DayWeekMonth. |
| SelectWeekText | Contains HTML text displayed for selecting weeks when SelectionMode=DayWeekMonth or DayWeek. |
| ShowDayHeader | If True, displays names of days of week. |
| ShowGridLines | If True, shows lines around days. |
| ShowNextPrevMonth | If True, displays Next Month and Previous Month links. |
| ShowTitle | If True, displays calendar’s title. |
| TitleFormat | Specifies how month name appears in title bar. Possible values: Month, MonthYear. |
| TodaysDate | Specifies a DateTime value that sets the current date. |
| VisibleDate | Specifies a DateTime value that sets the month to display. |
| Methods | Description |
| OnDayRender | Raises DayRender event. |
| OnSelectionChanged | Raises OnSelectionChanged event. |
| OnVisibleMonthChanged | Raises OnVisibleMonthChanged event. |
| Events | Description |
| DayRender | Raised before each day cell is rendered on the calendar. |
| SelectionChanged | Raised when a new day, week, or month is selected. |
| VisibleMonthChanged | Raised by clicking the Next Month, or Previous Month link. |
