Appointment.Start Property

Gets or sets the start date and time of the appointment.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraScheduler

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraScheduler.v22.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Scheduler.Core

Declaration

C#

DateTime Start { get; set; }

VB.NET

Property Start As Date

Property Value

Type	Description
DateTime	A DateTime value that is the start of the appointment.

Remarks

The Start property and the Appointment.Duration property specify the value of the Appointment.End property for the appointment. This value is always calculated as End = Start + Duration.

Note

If the Appointment.AllDay property is set to true, then the start date of the appointment is the Date of the Start, and the start time of the appointment is 0:00.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-separate-shift-conflicted-appointments-while-dragging-another-appointment-e5007/CS/WindowsFormsApplication1/Form1.cs#L149

BeginInvoke(new MethodInvoker(delegate {
    TimeInterval dragAppointmentInterval = new TimeInterval(e.SourceAppointment.Start, e.SourceAppointment.End);
    ReOrderOtherAppointments(e.SourceAppointment.ResourceId, dragAppointmentInterval, e.SourceAppointment);

how-to-implement-precise-drag-and-drop-and-resizing-of-appointments-in-day-work-week-view-e4497/CS/OneMinuteDragDrop/Handlers/AppointmentsResizeHandler.cs#L34

if (e.SourceAppointment.End > e.HitInterval.Start + cellTimeShift) {
    e.EditedAppointment.Start = e.HitInterval.Start + cellTimeShift;
    e.EditedAppointment.End = e.SourceAppointment.End;

schedulercontrol-how-to-drag-appointments-through-a-custom-discontinuous-scale-timelineview-e4576/CS/WindowsFormsApplication1/Form1.cs#L40

Appointment apt = schedulerStorage1.CreateAppointment(AppointmentType.Normal);
apt.Start = DateTime.Today.AddHours(10);
apt.End = DateTime.Today.AddHours(14);

how-to-drag-appointments-from-gridview-and-drop-them-onto-the-scheduler-control-using-sche-t179722/CS/T179722/Form1.cs#L65

DateTime srcStart = e.SourceAppointment.Start;
DateTime newStart = e.EditedAppointment.Start;

how-to-paint-a-special-time-area-for-an-appointment-and-interact-with-it-t246714/CS/T246714/Form1.cs#L40

apt1.Subject = "TestSubject1";
apt1.Start = DateTime.Today.AddHours(1);
apt1.Duration = TimeSpan.FromHours(1);

VB.NET

how-to-separate-shift-conflicted-appointments-while-dragging-another-appointment-e5007/VB/WindowsFormsApplication1/Form1.vb#L141

Private Function AsynchronousAppointmentDropMethod(ByVal e As AppointmentDragEventArgs) As Boolean
    Dim dragAppointmentInterval As New TimeInterval(e.SourceAppointment.Start, e.SourceAppointment.End)
    ReOrderOtherAppointments(e.SourceAppointment.ResourceId, dragAppointmentInterval, e.SourceAppointment)

how-to-implement-precise-drag-and-drop-and-resizing-of-appointments-in-day-work-week-view-e4497/VB/OneMinuteDragDrop/Handlers/AppointmentsResizeHandler.vb#L37

If e.SourceAppointment.End > e.HitInterval.Start + cellTimeShift Then
    e.EditedAppointment.Start = e.HitInterval.Start + cellTimeShift
    e.EditedAppointment.End = e.SourceAppointment.End

schedulercontrol-how-to-drag-appointments-through-a-custom-discontinuous-scale-timelineview-e4576/VB/WindowsFormsApplication1/Form1.vb#L35

Dim apt As Appointment = schedulerStorage1.CreateAppointment(AppointmentType.Normal)
apt.Start = Date.Today.AddHours(10)
apt.End = Date.Today.AddHours(14)

how-to-drag-appointments-from-gridview-and-drop-them-onto-the-scheduler-control-using-sche-t179722/VB/T179722/Form1.vb#L67

Dim srcStart As Date = e.SourceAppointment.Start
Dim newStart As Date = e.EditedAppointment.Start

how-to-paint-a-special-time-area-for-an-appointment-and-interact-with-it-t246714/VB/T246714/Form1.vb#L42

apt1.Subject = "TestSubject1"
apt1.Start = Date.Today.AddHours(1)
apt1.Duration = TimeSpan.FromHours(1)