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This is an edit because I realized, like the previous poster, than you can simply shadow the Value property of the base DateTimePicker to allow Nullable Dates. That means that it works exactly like you would want/expect it to, in databinding situations and everything.
Public Class NullableDateTimeControl
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker
Private oldFormat As DateTimePickerFormat = DateTimePickerFormat.Short
Private oldCustomFormat As String = Nothing
Private _IsNull As Boolean = False
Public Sub New()
MyBase.New()
End Sub
''' <summary>
''' The Date Value of the control (is Nullable, can be set to Nothing).
''' </summary>
''' <value></value>
''' <returns></returns>
''' <remarks></remarks>
Public Shadows Property Value() As Date?
Get
If Me._IsNull Then
Return Nothing
Else
Return MyBase.Value
End If
End Get
Set(ByVal newValue As Date?)
If Not newValue.HasValue Then
If Not Me._IsNull Then
Me.oldFormat = Me.Format
Me.oldCustomFormat = Me.CustomFormat
Me._IsNull = True
End If
Me.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom
Me.CustomFormat = " "
Else
If Me._IsNull Then
Me.Format = Me.oldFormat
Me.CustomFormat = Me.oldCustomFormat
Me._IsNull = False
End If
MyBase.Value = newValue.Value
End If
End Set
End Property
''' <summary>
''' Allows the user to select a new date if the control is already null.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="eventargs"></param>
''' <remarks></remarks>
Protected Overrides Sub OnCloseUp(ByVal eventargs As System.EventArgs)
If Control.MouseButtons = Windows.Forms.MouseButtons.None Then
If Me._IsNull Then
Me.Format = Me.oldFormat
Me.CustomFormat = Me.oldCustomFormat
Me._IsNull = False
End If
End If
MyBase.OnCloseUp(eventargs)
End Sub
''' <summary>
''' Overrides the base class implementation to allow the user to create a Null value by pressing the Delete key.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="e"></param>
''' <remarks></remarks>
Protected Overrides Sub OnKeyUp(ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs)
MyBase.OnKeyUp(e)
If e.KeyCode = Keys.Delete Then
Me.Value = DateTime.MinValue
End If
End Sub
End Class
modified on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10:51 AM
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This way you can actually have a null value for the control.
public new DateTime ? Value
{
get
{
if (bIsNull)
return null;
else
return base.Value;
}
set
{
if (value == null)
{
if (bIsNull == false)
{
oldFormat = this.Format;
oldCustomFormat = this.CustomFormat;
bIsNull = true;
}
this.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom;
this.CustomFormat = " ";
}
else
{
if (bIsNull)
{
this.Format = oldFormat;
this.CustomFormat = oldCustomFormat;
bIsNull = false;
}
base.Value = value.Value;
}
}
}
protected override void OnCloseUp(EventArgs eventargs)
{
if (Control.MouseButtons == MouseButtons.None)
{
if (bIsNull)
{
this.Format = oldFormat;
this.CustomFormat = oldCustomFormat;
bIsNull = false;
}
}
base.OnCloseUp (eventargs);
}
protected override void OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
{
base.OnKeyDown (e);
if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Delete)
this.Value = null;
}
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When used out-of-the-box, the user must use the mouse to enter a date once the value has been set to DateTime.MinValue.
Change the KeyUp override as follows:
protected override void OnKeyUp(KeyEventArgs e)
{
base.OnKeyUp(e);
if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Delete)
this.Value = DateTime.MinValue;
else if (this.Value == DateTime.MinValue
&& (e.KeyCode == Keys.Space || Char.IsNumber((char)e.KeyValue)
|| e.KeyCode == Keys.Up || e.KeyCode == Keys.Down
|| e.KeyCode == Keys.Right || e.KeyCode == Keys.Left))
this.Value = DateTime.Today;
}
This allows the user to get the "normal" date in the box after pressing a space, any arrow key, or any number.
Comments?
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I found this pretty usefull, but do you know a way to place a button in the calendar to place the null value? like the "today" button there is in the lower left corner... I'm using vb.net :P just so you know.
thanks!
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The sample project doesn't work for me -- pressing delete does nothing. What gives?
How do I use this control in a project?
Relative performance is no substitute for absolute achievement.
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I like it 
Actually change Value so it is a "DateTime?", much nicer
And also I used both Delete & Backspace for having an empty date
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When NullableDateTimePicker (NDTP) state is null and it doesn't show value, click on the dropdown and select current value at the bottom of the dropdown, near red circle mark. This should change the NDTP state to not-null and show current DateTime. But NDTP checks if user selected value in dropdown by checking that no mouse button is pressed (in OnCloseUp), which is true only if a calendar was clicked, but not if bottom mark was clicked.
IMO, there is solution for this is not to rely on mouse button state in OnCloseUp. Instead override OnValueChanged and set a flag, then use it in OnCloseUp.
Thus:
protected override void OnCloseUp(EventArgs eventargs) {
if (Control.MouseButtons == MouseButtons.None || fHasValueChanged) {
if (fIsNull) {
this.Format = fOldFormat;
this.CustomFormat = fOldCustomFormat;
fIsNull = false;
}
fHasValueChanged = false;
}
base.OnCloseUp(eventargs);
}
protected override void OnKeyUp(KeyEventArgs e) {
base.OnKeyUp(e);
if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Delete) {
this.Value = DateTime.MinValue;
this.fHasValueChanged = false;
}
}
protected override void OnValueChanged(EventArgs eventargs) {
fHasValueChanged = true;
base.OnValueChanged(eventargs);
}
Resetting to false in OnKeyUp has to be done, because user can change value by hand, not by dropdown. In such case the flag remains true which could cause problems if user presses delete on NDTP and then pressed and depressed dropdown arrow (without changing value). If flag is not reset when she pressed delete, than suddenly NDTP would show value.
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hi all,
i am using sql server and vb.net 2002 to develop my project.
the problem i face now is when i bind the null value (datatype = datetime) into the date time picker control, it show an error
please help, i need the code in vb.net
loon
Have a nice day
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I tried this version and binding a nullable datetime does not work, as it leaves the last valid date from a previous bind. Here is a different version that seems to work better. NB. 5 minutes of testing only. Just dataBind to the ValueNullable property as opposed to the Value property if you have a Nullable DateTime. This should work as normal if you have a normal DateTime (bind to Value).
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Data;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace Invisage.PinkFloyd.Library.Controls
{
public class DateTimePickerNullable : System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker
{
DateTimePickerFormat mOriginaldateTimePickerFormat;
private DateTime? mValueNullable;
public DateTimePickerNullable()
: base()
{
mOriginaldateTimePickerFormat = base.Format;
}
[Category("PinkFloyd")]
[Description("Nullable DateTime")]
[Bindable(true)]
public DateTime? ValueNullable
{
get { return mValueNullable; }
set
{
mValueNullable = value;
if (!mValueNullable.HasValue)
{
this.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom;
this.CustomFormat = " ";
}
else
{
this.Format = mOriginaldateTimePickerFormat;
base.Value = mValueNullable.Value;
}
}
}
protected override void OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
{
base.OnKeyDown (e);
if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Delete)
{
ValueNullable = null;
}
}
}
}
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Have you tried pressing the Delete button when the ValueNullable it is bound? I think you'll find it doesn't work.
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Your control could possibly be what I am looking for.
I want to be able to display either a blank space or a customer phrase (such as "No Date Entered" when the date is NULL.
Can your control handle this?
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Hi Pham,
First off, excellent control. I have been looking far and wide for something like this, and I thought that I had found my solution in your control, but I am having difficulty placing it in a TabPage on a TabControl control AND data binding.
For example, if I start off with your DateTimePicker control in a TabPage container that is not by default displayed, no problem--I can choose the TabPage and it displays your control fine. Your control operates fine, and I can even set it to "null" (that is, DateTime.MinValue) before selecting the TabPage.
Now add databinding. If I have an additional private DateTime variable and in the form's Load event I add a custom databinding, e.g.
private DateTime dt = DateTime.MinValue;
private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
this.dateTimePicker1.DataBindings.Add("Value", dt, "");
}
then, when I display the TabPage containing the control, I receive:
An unhandled exception of type 'System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception' occurred in system.windows.forms.dll
Additional information: Error creating window handle.
Do you know any way to prevent this? Debugging seems to reveal that the error occurs somewhere in the Set clause, but I can't pinpoint it--very strange error.
Thanks!
Mark
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Yep - this one got me too!
It is the change in DateTimePicker.Format when you are switching between a null date and a non-null date (or vice versa). The change in the value of Format causes the component to raise a notification which is normally ok. But in the case you described above the control is not visible yet and the Format notification fails internally.
The work around is to leave the Format as Custom and switch the CustomFormat format between " " for a null date value, and the appropriate format for the date eg for short - "dd/MM/yyyy".
Cheers,
Brett
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Hi there, I'd like to say that is very good idea, but could you convert it to vb.net version with the add function, may it help all people who need this one.
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Did you try the case where u start with a null datetime ?
If you do that, you can't select anything anymore!
cheers !
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Here is a VB.Net version. In addition to allowing the date to be deleted (via F2 or Delete keys), the control's background color changes when it receives focus.
Public Class DateTimeControl
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker
Private mdtmValue As Date = Now()
Private mstrCustomFormat As String
Private mdtpFormat As DateTimePickerFormat = DateTimePickerFormat.Long
Private mblnSettoNull As Boolean
Private mdtmMinValue As Date = DateTime.MinValue
Private mstrText As String
Private mBackBrush As SolidBrush
<Description("Accepts legitimate date value or DateTime.MinValue."), MergableProperty(False), Category("Behavior")> _
Public Shadows Property Value() As Date
'This property definition overrides the Value property for the DateTimePicker control
Get
'Return value stored in hidden variable
Return mdtmValue
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As Date)
'Set the hidden variable mdtValue
If mblnSettoNull = True Or Value = DateTime.MinValue Then
mblnSettoNull = False
mdtmValue = DateTime.MinValue
Else
mdtmValue = Value
MyBase.Value = mdtmValue
End If
End Set
End Property
<Description("Accepts a legitimate date or time format string."), MergableProperty(False), Category("Behavior")> _
Public Shadows Property CustomFormat() As String
Get
Return mstrCustomFormat
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As String)
mstrCustomFormat = Value
MyBase.CustomFormat = mstrCustomFormat
End Set
End Property
<DefaultValue(1), Description("Accepts a legitimate format such as Long, Short, Time or Custom."), MergableProperty(False), Category("Behavior")> _
Public Shadows Property Format() As DateTimePickerFormat
Get
Return mdtpFormat
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As DateTimePickerFormat)
mdtpFormat = Value
MyBase.Format = mdtpFormat
End Set
End Property
Public Shadows Property BackColor() As Color
Get
Return MyBase.BackColor
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As Color)
If Not mBackBrush Is Nothing Then
mBackBrush.Dispose()
End If
MyBase.BackColor = Value
mBackBrush = New SolidBrush(Me.BackColor)
Me.Invalidate()
End Set
End Property
Protected Overrides Sub WndProc(ByRef m As Message)
Const WM_ERASEBKGND As Int32 = &H14
If m.Msg = WM_ERASEBKGND Then
Dim g As Graphics = Graphics.FromHdc(m.WParam)
If mBackBrush Is Nothing Then
mBackBrush = New SolidBrush(Me.BackColor)
End If
g.FillRectangle(mBackBrush, Me.ClientRectangle)
g.Dispose()
Else
MyBase.WndProc(m)
End If
End Sub
Protected Overrides Sub OnKeyDown(ByVal e As KeyEventArgs)
'Clear out when Delete of F2 is pressed
If e.KeyCode = Keys.Delete OrElse e.KeyCode = Keys.F2 Then
mblnSettoNull = True 'Flag to indicate null value desired
Me.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom
Me.CustomFormat = " "
Me.Value = DateTime.MinValue
ElseIf e.KeyCode = Keys.Down OrElse e.KeyCode = Keys.Left OrElse e.KeyCode = Keys.Right OrElse e.KeyCode = Keys.Up Then
If IsNothing(Me.Tag) Then
Me.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom
Me.CustomFormat = "MM/dd/yyyy"
Else
Me.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom
Me.CustomFormat = "MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm tt"
End If
End If
End Sub
Protected Overrides Sub OnCloseUp(ByVal eventargs As System.EventArgs)
'This event fires when the user dismisses the graphical calendar
Me.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom
If IsNothing(Me.Tag) Then
Me.CustomFormat = "MM/dd/yyyy"
Else
Me.CustomFormat = "MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm tt"
End If
Me.Value = MyBase.Value
End Sub
Protected Overrides Sub OnLeave(ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Me.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Window
End Sub
Protected Overrides Sub OnEnter(ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Me.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.LightSteelBlue
End Sub
End Class
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Hi, anyone knows how do I overrides the value property in the class? (im trying to translate the c# code)
I get a message saying that the property in the base class has not been declared as overridable so this won't work
vb.net
Public Overrides Property Value() As DateTime
Get
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As DateTime)
End Set
End Property
Could you please reply to
pietrud@hotmail.com
Thanks a bunch!
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