CalendarControlBase Properties

The base class for controls that incorporate calendars.

Name	Description
AccessibilityObject	Gets the AccessibleObject assigned to the control. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleDefaultActionDescription	Gets or sets the default action description of the control for use by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleDescription	Gets or sets the description of the control used by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleName	Gets or sets the name of the control used by accessibility client applications. Inherited from Control.
AccessibleRole	Gets or sets the accessible role of the control. Inherited from Control.
AllowAnimatedContentChange	Gets or sets whether animation effects are applied when switching between calendar views.
AllowClickInactiveDays	Gets or sets whether a click on an inactive date (see CalendarControlBase.InactiveDaysVisibility) navigates to the corresponding (previous or next) month.
AllowDrop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags onto it. Inherited from Control.
AllowHtmlTextInToolTip	Gets or sets whether HTML formatting is allowed in the control’s regular tooltips. Inherited from BaseControl.
Anchor	Gets or sets the edges of the container to which a control is bound and determines how a control is resized with its parent. Inherited from Control.
Appearance	Gets the appearance settings used to paint the control’s contents. Inherited from BaseStyleControl.
AppearanceCalendar	Obsolete. This property is obsolete. Use the CalendarControlBase.CalendarAppearance property instead.
AppearanceDisabledCalendarDate	Obsolete. This property is obsolete. Use the CalendarControlBase.CalendarAppearance property instead.
AppearanceHeader	Obsolete. This property is obsolete. Use the CalendarControlBase.CalendarAppearance property instead.
AppearanceWeekNumber	Obsolete. This property is obsolete. Use the CalendarControlBase.CalendarAppearance property instead.
AutoScrollOffset	Gets or sets where this control is scrolled to in ScrollControlIntoView(Control). Inherited from Control.
AutoSize	Gets or sets whether the calendar automatically adjusts its size depending on the calendar display mode.
AutoSizeInLayoutControl	When a control is added to a LayoutControl, this property specifies whether the control’s width is changed to display its content in its entirety. This member is supported by individual descendant of the BaseControl class. Inherited from BaseControl.
BackColor	This member is not supported by the class.
BackgroundImage	This member is not supported by the class.
BackgroundImageLayout	This member is not supported by the class.
BindingContext	Gets or sets the BindingContext for the control. Inherited from Control.
BorderStyle	Gets or sets the control’s border style. Inherited from BaseControl.
Bottom	Gets the distance, in pixels, between the bottom edge of the control and the top edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
Bounds	Gets or sets the size and location of the control including its nonclient elements, in pixels, relative to the parent control. Inherited from Control.
ButtonsStyle	Gets or sets the style of buttons within this control.
CalendarAppearance	Contains appearance settings used to paint the Calendar’s elements and date cells in various states. When a Skin is active, only day cell-related appearance settings are in effect.
CalendarDateEditing	Gets or sets whether an end-user can select a date in the calendar. Disable this setting to allow end-users to enter only the time portions of date-time values (see CalendarControlBase.CalendarTimeEditing).
CalendarHorizontalIndent	Gets or sets the horizontal indent between adjacent months, in pixels.
CalendarIndent	Gets or sets the vertical and horizontal indent between adjacent months, in pixels.
CalendarTimeEditing	Gets or sets whether an end-user can edit the time portion of a date value via the calendar. This functionality is supported in the CalendarView.Vista and CalendarView.Classic display modes.
CalendarTimeProperties	Contains settings related to time editing within the calendar.
CalendarVerticalIndent	Gets or sets the vertical indent between adjacent months, in pixels.
CalendarView	Gets or sets the calendar display mode.
CanClosePopup	Returns whether or not this CalendarControlBase object’s popup can be closed at the moment.
CanEnableIme protected	Gets a value indicating whether the ImeMode property can be set to an active value, to enable IME support. Inherited from Control.
CanFocus	Gets a value indicating whether the control can receive focus. Inherited from Control.
CanRaiseEvents protected	Determines if events can be raised on the control. Inherited from Control.
CanSelect	Gets a value indicating whether the control can be selected. Inherited from Control.
Capture	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control has captured the mouse. Inherited from Control.
CaseMonthNames	Gets or sets the text case of month names.
CaseWeekDayAbbreviations	Gets or sets the text case of days of the week abbreviations.
CausesValidation	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control causes validation to be performed on any controls that require validation when it receives focus. Inherited from Control.
CellPadding	Gets or sets the amount of space in pixels between a cell’s borders and its content (text).
CellSize	Gets or sets calendar cell size.
CellStyleProvider	Gets or sets the ICalendarCellStyleProvider object that allows you to customize the appearance of certain dates.
CheckForIllegalCrossThreadCalls static	Gets or sets a value indicating whether to catch calls on the wrong thread that access a control’s Handle property when an application is being debugged. Inherited from Control.
ClientRectangle	Gets the rectangle that represents the client area of the control. Inherited from Control.
ClientSize	Gets or sets the height and width of the client area of the control. Inherited from Control.
ColumnCount	Gets or sets the number of months displayed horizontally.
CompanyName	Gets the name of the company or creator of the application containing the control. Inherited from Control.
Container	Gets the IContainer that contains the Component. Inherited from Component.
ContainsFocus	Gets a value indicating whether the control, or one of its child controls, currently has the input focus. Inherited from Control.
ContextButtonOptions	Provides access to the settings applied to context buttons displayed in calendar cells.
ContextButtons	Provides access to the collection of context buttons displayed in each calendar cell.
ContextMenu	Gets or sets the shortcut menu associated with the control. Inherited from Control.
ContextMenuStrip	Gets or sets the ContextMenuStrip associated with this control. Inherited from Control.
Controls	Gets the collection of controls contained within the control. Inherited from Control.
Converter	This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
Created	Gets a value indicating whether the control has been created. Inherited from Control.
Cursor	Gets or sets the cursor that is displayed when the mouse pointer is over the ControlBase control. Inherited from ControlBase.
DataBindings	Gets the data bindings for the control. Inherited from Control.
DateFormat	This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
DateTime	Gets or sets the edit value (current date). This value is in sync with the CalendarControlBase.EditValue property.
DefaultBackColor static	Gets the default background color of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultCursor protected	Gets or sets the default cursor for the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultFont static	Gets the default font of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultForeColor static	Gets the default foreground color of the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultImeMode protected	Gets the default Input Method Editor (IME) mode supported by the control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMargin protected	Gets the space, in pixels, that is specified by default between controls. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMaximumSize protected	Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default maximum size of a control. Inherited from Control.
DefaultMinimumSize protected	Gets the length and height, in pixels, that is specified as the default minimum size of a control. Inherited from Control.
DesignMode protected	Gets a value that indicates whether the Component is currently in design mode. Inherited from Component.
DisabledDateProvider	Allows you to assign an ICalendarDisabledDateProvider object that can disable certain dates to prevent them from being selected by an end-user.
DisplayRectangle	Gets the rectangle that represents the display area of the control. Inherited from Control.
Disposing	Gets a value indicating whether the base Control class is in the process of disposing. Inherited from Control.
Dock	Gets or sets which control borders are docked to its parent control and determines how a control is resized with its parent. Inherited from Control.
DoubleBuffered protected	Gets or sets a value indicating whether this control should redraw its surface using a secondary buffer to reduce or prevent flicker. Inherited from Control.
DrawCellLines	Gets or sets whether to draw lines between calendar cells.
EditValue	Gets or sets the edit value (current date).
Enabled	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can respond to user interaction. Inherited from Control.
Events protected	Gets the list of event handlers that are attached to this Component. Inherited from Component.
FirstDayOfWeek	Gets or sets the first day of the week.
Focused	Gets a value indicating whether the control has input focus. Inherited from Control.
Font	This member is not supported by the class.
FontHeight protected	Gets or sets the height of the font of the control. Inherited from Control.
ForeColor	This member is not supported by the class.
FullButtonsHeight	Obsolete. This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
Handle	Gets the window handle that the control is bound to. Inherited from Control.
HasChildren	Gets a value indicating whether the control contains one or more child controls. Inherited from Control.
HeaderPadding	Gets or sets the amount of space around the calendar header displaying the current month and year. This property is in effect for the Classic calendar view.
Height	Gets or sets the height of the control. Inherited from Control.
HighlightHolidays	Gets or sets whether Saturdays and Sundays are highlighted. You can customize the appearance of these days using the CalendarControlBase.CalendarAppearance property.
HighlightSelection	Gets or sets whether the selection is highlighted.
HighlightTodayCell	Gets or sets whether Today’s date is highlighted.
HighlightTodayCellWhenSelected	Gets or sets how the cell that displays today date should be painted upon selection. You may choose between the ‘Today cell’ and ‘selected cell’ highlight styles.
HotDate	Gets the hot-tracked date.
ImeMode	Gets or sets the Input Method Editor (IME) mode of the control. Inherited from Control.
ImeModeBase protected	Gets or sets the IME mode of a control. Inherited from Control.
InactiveDaysVisibility	Gets or sets the visibility of dates that do not belong to the current month.
InvokeRequired	Gets a value indicating whether the caller must call an invoke method when making method calls to the control because the caller is on a different thread than the one the control was created on. Inherited from Control.
IsAccessible	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control is visible to accessibility applications. Inherited from Control.
IsDateCleared	This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
IsDesignMode	Gets a value indicating whether the control is currently in design mode. Inherited from BaseControl.
IsDisposed	Gets a value indicating whether the control has been disposed of. Inherited from Control.
IsDrawing	Get or sets whether the control is being drawn. For internal use.
IsHandleCreated	Gets a value indicating whether the control has a handle associated with it. Inherited from Control.
IsLoading	Gets whether the control is being initialized. Inherited from BaseControl.
IsMirrored	Gets a value indicating whether the control is mirrored. Inherited from Control.
IsRightToLeft	Gets whether the ControlBase‘s visual elements are actually aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts. Inherited from ControlBase.
LayoutEngine	Gets a cached instance of the control’s layout engine. Inherited from Control.
Left	Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the left edge of the control and the left edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
Location	Gets or sets the coordinates of the upper-left corner of the control relative to the upper-left corner of its container. Inherited from Control.
LookAndFeel	Provides access to the object containing the control’s look and feel settings. Inherited from BaseControl.
Margin	Gets or sets the space between controls. Inherited from Control.
MaximumSize	Gets or sets the size that is the upper limit that GetPreferredSize(Size) can specify. Inherited from Control.
MaxValue	Gets or sets the maximum date displayed by the calendar.
MinimumSize	Gets or sets the size that is the lower limit that GetPreferredSize(Size) can specify. Inherited from Control.
MinValue	Gets or sets the minimum date displayed by the calendar.
ModifierKeys static	Gets a value indicating which of the modifier keys (SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT) is in a pressed state. Inherited from Control.
MonthHeaderPadding	Gets or sets the padding around month names when several months are displayed simultaneously.
MouseButtons static	Gets a value indicating which of the mouse buttons is in a pressed state. Inherited from Control.
MousePosition static	Gets the position of the mouse cursor in screen coordinates. Inherited from Control.
Multiselect	Obsolete. This property is obsolete. Use the CalendarControlBase.SelectionMode property instead.
Name	Gets or sets the name of the control. Inherited from Control.
NullDate	Gets or sets the date assigned to the CalendarControlBase.DateTime property when the Clear button is clicked, or when the CalendarControlBase.EditValue property is set to null or any value that cannot be converted to the DateTime type.
Padding	Gets or sets padding within the control. Inherited from Control.
Parent	Gets or sets the parent container of the control. Inherited from Control.
PreferredSize	Gets the size of a rectangular area into which the control can fit. Inherited from Control.
ProductName	Gets the product name of the assembly containing the control. Inherited from Control.
ProductVersion	Gets the version of the assembly containing the control. Inherited from Control.
PropagatingImeMode protected static	Gets an object that represents a propagating IME mode. Inherited from Control.
ReadOnly	Gets or sets whether the Calendar is read-only, and thus an end-user is not able to change the date selection (CalendarControlBase.SelectedRanges) and edit value (CalendarControlBase.EditValue/CalendarControlBase.DateTime).
RecreatingHandle	Gets a value indicating whether the control is currently re-creating its handle. Inherited from Control.
Region	Gets or sets the window region associated with the control. Inherited from Control.
RenderRightToLeft protected	This property is now obsolete. Inherited from Control.
ResizeRedraw protected	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control redraws itself when resized. Inherited from Control.
Right	Gets the distance, in pixels, between the right edge of the control and the left edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
RightToLeft	Gets or sets a value indicating whether control’s elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts. Inherited from Control.
RightToLeftLayout	Gets or sets whether the control’s visual elements are aligned to support locales using right-to-left fonts.
RowCount	Gets or sets the number of months displayed vertically.
ScaleChildren protected	Gets a value that determines the scaling of child controls. Inherited from Control.
ScaleFactor	Returns scale multipliers that are currently applied to a control’s original width and height. Inherited from BaseControl.
SelectedRanges	Gets or sets the selected date ranges (DateRange objects). Each DateRange object identifies dates that are EQUAL OR GREATER THAN the DateRange.StartDate and LESS THAN the DateRange.EndDate. Thus the last date is excluded from the range.
Selection	Obsolete. This property is obsolete. Use the CalendarControlBase.SelectedRanges property instead.
SelectionBehavior	Gets or sets whether calendar date ranges are selected strictly from day to day being clicked, or through the entire weeks containing those days.
SelectionEnd	Gets the ending date of the selection. The SelectionEnd date is excluded from the selection.
SelectionMode	Gets or sets whether a single date, or multiple dates can be simultaneously selected.
SelectionStart	Gets the first date of the selection.
ShowCancelButton	Gets whether the Cancel button is displayed.
ShowClearButton	Gets or sets the visibility of the Clear button, which clears the current selection, sets the CalendarControlBase.EditValue property to null and the CalendarControlBase.DateTime property to the CalendarControlBase.NullDate value.
ShowFocusCues protected	Gets a value indicating whether the control should display focus rectangles. Inherited from Control.
ShowFooter	Gets or sets whether the calendar footer is displayed.
ShowHeader	Gets or sets whether the calendar header is displayed.
ShowKeyboardCues protected	Gets a value indicating whether the user interface is in the appropriate state to show or hide keyboard accelerators. Inherited from Control.
ShowMonthHeaders	Gets or sets the visibility of month names for each month.
ShowMonthNavigationButtons	Gets or sets the visibility of buttons that let you navigate between months.
ShowOkButton	Gets whether the OK button is displayed.
ShowTodayButton	Gets or sets the visibility of the Today button.
ShowToolTips	Gets or sets whether a tooltip should be displayed when the mouse pointer is over the control. Inherited from BaseControl.
ShowWeekNumbers	Gets or sets whether to display week numbers in the calendar.
ShowYearNavigationButtons	Gets or sets the visibility of buttons that let you navigate between years.
Site	Gets or sets the site of the control. Inherited from Control.
Size	Gets or sets the height and width of the control. Inherited from Control.
SpecialDateProvider	Allows you to assign an ICalendarSpecialDateProvider object that can mark certain dates as “special” to highlight them in a custom manner, as specified by the dedicated appearance settings of the CalendarControlBase.CalendarAppearance object.
StartDate	This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
StyleController	Gets or sets the style controller component that provides style settings for this control. Inherited from BaseControl.
SuperTip	Gets or sets a SuperToolTip for the current control. Inherited from BaseControl.
SyncSelectionWithEditValue	Gets or sets whether changing the CalendarControlBase.DateTime/CalendarControlBase.EditValue property updates the current selection.
TabIndex	Gets or sets the tab order of the control within its container. Inherited from Control.
TabStop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the user can give the focus to this control using the TAB key. Inherited from Control.
Tag	Gets or sets the object that contains data about the control. Inherited from Control.
Text	This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code. This property is not relevant for this class.
TimeEdit	This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
TimeEditWidth	Gets or sets the width, in pixels, of the edit box that allows end-users to edit the time portion of the edit value.
TodayDate	Gets or sets the date that is regarded as Today’s date.
TodayDayCellFrameColor	Obsolete. Gets or sets the border color of the Today cell.
ToolTip	Gets or sets a regular tooltip’s text content. Inherited from BaseControl.
ToolTipAnchor	This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Inherited from BaseControl.
ToolTipController	Gets or sets the tooltip controller component that controls the appearance, position and content of hints displayed for this control. Inherited from BaseControl.
ToolTipIconType	Gets or sets the type of the tooltip icon. Inherited from BaseControl.
ToolTipTitle	Gets or sets a regular tooltip’s title. Inherited from BaseControl.
Top	Gets or sets the distance, in pixels, between the top edge of the control and the top edge of its container’s client area. Inherited from Control.
TopLevelControl	Gets the parent control that is not parented by another Windows Forms control. Typically, this is the outermost Form that the control is contained in. Inherited from Control.
UpdateDateTimeWhenNavigating	Gets or sets whether the same day (as in the current month) is selected in another month when you navigate from the current month to that month.
UpdateSelectionWhenNavigating	Gets or sets whether the same range of days (as in the current month) is automatically selected in another month when you navigate from the current month to that month. The CalendarControlBase.SyncSelectionWithEditValue property must be set to false to support this feature.
UseDirectXPaint	Gets or sets whether the DirectX Hardware Acceleration is enabled for the Calendar Control.
UseWaitCursor	Gets or sets a value indicating whether to use the wait cursor for the current control and all child controls. Inherited from Control.
View	Gets or sets the current date grouping View. This member supports the internal infrastructure, and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
Visible	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control and all its child controls are displayed. Inherited from Control.
VistaCalendarViewStyle	Gets or sets which date grouping Views are available in Vista display mode.
WeekDayAbbreviationLength	Gets or sets the length of days of the week abbreviations.
WeekNumberRule	Gets or sets a rule which determines the first week of the year.
Width	Gets or sets the width of the control. Inherited from Control.
WindowTarget	This property is not relevant for this class. Inherited from Control.