DateTimePeriod.CreateNextMonths(String, Int32) Method

Creates the period whose duration is the specified number of months. The period includes the months after the current month.

Namespace: DevExpress.DashboardCommon

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

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.Dashboard.Core, DevExpress.Win.Dashboard.Design

Declaration

C#

public static DateTimePeriod CreateNextMonths(
    string name,
    int count
)

VB.NET

Public Shared Function CreateNextMonths(
    name As String,
    count As Integer
) As DateTimePeriod

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
name	String	A String value that specifies the period name.
count	Int32	An integer value that specifies the number of months.

Returns

Type	Description
DateTimePeriod	A DateTimePeriod object that is the created period.

Remarks

To learn how to specify custom periods, see the description of the DateTimePeriod class.

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VB.NET

how-to-bind-a-range-filter-dashboard-item-to-data-in-code-e4773/VB/Dashboard_CreateRangeFilter/Form1.vb#L31

' You can show the item caption and use the Select Date Time Periods drop-down button to apply predefined ranges.
rangeFilter.DateTimePeriods.AddRange(DateTimePeriod.CreateLastYear(), DateTimePeriod.CreateNextMonths("Next 3 Months", 3), New DateTimePeriod With {.Name = "Year To Date", .Start = New FlowDateTimePeriodLimit(DateTimeInterval.Year, 0), .End = New FlowDateTimePeriodLimit(DateTimeInterval.Day, 1)}, New DateTimePeriod With {.Name = "Jul-18-2018 - Jan-18-2019", .Start = New FixedDateTimePeriodLimit(New Date(2018, 7, 18)), .End = New FixedDateTimePeriodLimit(New Date(2019, 1, 18))})
' Specify the period selected when the control is initialized.