dbiDropDate

  features include:

   Built In Drop Calendar
 
   Drop and Spin Buttons
 
   Visual Styles
 
   Flat Style
 
   Auto Increment
           
   Intelligent Data Entry
 
   Null Data
 
   XML Support
 
   Formatting Options
 

    Calendar.NET also   contains:

      dbiCalendar

      dbiDate

      dbiDayView

      dbiMonth

      dbiPIM

     

Built in Drop Calendar: A drop-down calendar is built into the dbiDropDate component to allow the developer to optionally display a monthly calendar from which to select a date.

Drop and Spin Buttons: Developers have the option to display or hide the spin buttons. The spin buttons can be set to automatically increase or decrease the date or time by a specified value. The CaretPosition property is used to automatically detect the position of the caret (cursor) in the edit region. Using the spin buttons, portions of a date or time may be changed according to the caret’s position (i.e. increment only the day, month, or the year portion of the date).

Visual Styles: Style property allows the control to draw itself in a Flat, 3D, or XP presentation.

Flat Style: Popular with many developers, the component can remain flat until it receives focus or until a mouse-over event is fired.

Auto-Increment:   The spin buttons can be set to automatically increase or decrease the date or time by a developer-specified value. The CaretPosition property is used to detect the position of the caret (cursor) in the edit region. Using the spin buttons, portions of a date or time may be changed according to the caret’s position (i.e. increment only the month or the year portion of the date.

Intelligent Data Entry: Built-in auto-complete functionality allows the component to recognize and complete a value when only a portion of the value has been entered.  For example, if the user enters “J 1” into a date value and presses the enter key, the control converts the value to January 1^st of the current year.

Null Data: Display a date or time as a null value/empty edit box.

Formatting Options: Date and time formatting options for long or short years, verbose dates, definable date and time separation characters, AM/PM, seconds, military time, and text alignment.

XML Support: Create or read an XML file of all properties within the control. Read and write this data as a string or as a file. XML data can be read or written at design time or at runtime. XML support simplifies re-instancing of the control and sharing different design styles.