Calendar

• Dec 17, 2020
• 4 minutes to read

The Calendar extension allows end-users to select dates and navigate through months and years.

Implementation Details

Calendar is realized by the CalendarExtension class. Its instance can be accessed via the ExtensionsFactory.Calendar helper method, which is used to add a Calendar extension to a view. This method’s parameter provides access to the Calendar‘s settings, implemented by the CalendarSettings class, allowing you to fully customize the extension.

Calendar‘s client counterpart is represented by the MVCxClientCalendar object.

Declaration

Calendar can be added to a view in the following manner.

Razor (View)

@Html.DevExpress().Calendar(settings => {
    settings.Name = "calendar1";
    settings.SelectedDate = new DateTime(2010, 11, 22);
}).GetHtml()

Note

The Partial View should contain only the extension’s code.

The code result is demonstrated in the image below.

Main Features

• Multiple Date Selection

  The Calendar allows end-users to work in a single or multiple date selection mode. This can be defined with the CalendarSettings.Properties.EnableMultiSelect (CalendarProperties.EnableMultiSelect) property.

• Date Highlighting

  Weekends and today can be highlighted in standard or custom ways.

• Fully Customizable Appearance

  You can customize the look-and-feel of all elements.

  

  Element	Visibility	Appearance
  Today Button	CalendarProperties.ShowTodayButton	CalendarProperties.ButtonStyle
  Clear Button	CalendarProperties.ShowClearButton	CalendarProperties.ButtonStyle
  Week Numbers	CalendarProperties.ShowWeekNumbers	CalendarProperties.WeekNumberStyle
  Day Headers	CalendarProperties.ShowDayHeaders	CalendarProperties.DayHeaderStyle
  Header	CalendarProperties.ShowHeader	CalendarProperties.HeaderStyle
  Month Navigation Buttons	CalendarProperties.EnablePeriodNavigation	CalendarProperties.NextPeriodImage, CalendarProperties.PrevPeriodImage
  Year Navigation Buttons	CalendarProperties.EnableLargePeriodNavigation	CalendarProperties.NextLargePeriodImage, CalendarProperties.PrevLargePeriodImage

  You can customize the extension appearance using predefined built-in visual themes. See this topic to learn more: Applying Themes.

• Multi-Month View

  The Calendar editor is able to display multiple months at the same time, organizing them in several rows and columns. You can define the number of columns via the CalendarSettings.Properties.Columns (CalendarProperties.Columns) property and a number of rows via the CalendarSettings.Properties.Rows (CalendarProperties.Rows) property.

  

• Month-Year Picker Mode

  The Month-year Picker mode allows you to specify which date component an end user can select: a day, a month or a year. You can click the header to change the calendar view (fast navigation). Use the following settings to specify the date selection and restrict the available calendar views:

  Property	Description
  DateEditProperties.PickerType	Specifies a date component an end user can select (a day, month or year).
  CalendarFastNavProperties.InitialView	Specifies the initial calendar view.
  CalendarFastNavProperties.MaxView	Specifies the earliest available calendar view. For example, if the CalendarFastNavProperties.MaxView property is set to “Months”, the picker displays the months of a particular year and January is the earliest available calendar view item.

• Custom Day Rendering

  The Calendar editor allows you to conditionally change the manner with which you render calendar days.

• Built-in Validation

  The Calendar extension allows you to perform data validation both on the client and server side. See the Built-in Validation topic to learn more.

• Full-Featured Client-Side API

  The Calendar provides you with a comprehensive client-side API. This API is implemented using JavaScript and is exposed via the MVCxClientCalendar object. The MVCxClientCalendar object serves as a client-side equivalent of the Calendar extension.

  You can modify editor behavior using the following methods.

  Method	Description
  ASPxClientCalendar.ClearSelection	Deselects all the selected dates within the calendar.
  ASPxClientCalendar.DeselectDate	Deselects the specified date within the calendar.
  ASPxClientCalendar.DeselectRange	Deselects the specified range of dates within the calendar.
  ASPxClientCalendar.GetMaxDate	Gets the maximum date on the calendar.
  ASPxClientCalendar.GetMinDate	Gets the minimum date on the calendar.
  ASPxClientCalendar.GetSelectedDate	Returns the calendar’s selected date.
  ASPxClientCalendar.GetSelectedDates	Returns a list of dates which are selected within the calendar.
  ASPxClientCalendar.GetVisibleDate	Gets the date that determines the month and year that are currently displayed in the calendar.
  ASPxClientCalendar.IsDateSelected	Tests whether the specified date is selected.
  ASPxClientCalendar.SelectDate	Selects the specified date within the calendar.
  ASPxClientCalendar.SelectRange	Selects the specified range of dates within the calendar.
  ASPxClientCalendar.SetMaxDate	Sets the maximum date of the calendar.
  ASPxClientCalendar.SetMinDate	Sets the minimum date of the calendar.
  ASPxClientCalendar.SetSelectedDate	Sets the calendar’s selected date.
  ASPxClientCalendar.SetVisibleDate	Sets the date that specifies the month and year to be displayed in the calendar.