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// Copyright (c) 2005 Claudio Grazioli, http://www.grazioli.ch
//
// This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it.
// However, this header must remain intact and unchanged.  Additional
// information may be appended after this header.  Publications based on
// this code must also include an appropriate reference.
// 
// This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
// WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY 
// or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
//

// From the article here: http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/NullableDateTimePicker.asp

using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace Clifton.Windows.Forms
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Represents a Windows date time picker control. It enhances the .NET standard <b>DateTimePicker</b>
	/// control with the possibility to show empty values (null values).
	/// </summary>
	[ComVisible(false)]
	public class NullableDateTimePicker : System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker
	{
		#region Member variables
		// true, when no date shall be displayed (empty DateTimePicker)
		private bool _isNull;

		// If _isNull = true, this value is shown in the DTP
		private string _nullValue;

		// The format of the DateTimePicker control
		private DateTimePickerFormat _format = DateTimePickerFormat.Long;

		// The custom format of the DateTimePicker control
		private string _customFormat;

		// The format of the DateTimePicker control as string
		private string _formatAsString;

		protected string inputMask;
		protected char maskChar;

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets/sets maskChar
		/// </summary>
		public char MaskChar
		{
			get { return maskChar; }
			set { maskChar = value; }
		}

		private string InputMask
		{
			get { return inputMask; }
			set { inputMask = value; }
		}
		#endregion

		#region Constructor
		/// <summary>
		/// Default Constructor
		/// </summary>
		public NullableDateTimePicker()
			: base()
		{
			base.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom;
			NullValue = " ";
//			Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Time;
//			Value = Convert.ToDateTime("12:00:00 AM");
		}
		#endregion

		#region Public properties

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the date/time value assigned to the control.
		/// </summary>
		/// <value>The DateTime value assigned to the control
		/// </value>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <p>If the <b>Value</b> property has not been changed in code or by the user, it is set
		/// to the current date and time (<see cref="DateTime.Now"/>).</p>
		/// <p>If <b>Value</b> is <b>null</b>, the DateTimePicker shows 
		/// <see cref="NullValue"/>.</p>
		/// </remarks>
		[Bindable(true)]
		[Browsable(false)]
		public object NullableValue
		{
			get
			{
				if (_isNull)
					return null;
				else
					return base.Value;
			}
			set
			{
				if (value == null || value == DBNull.Value)
				{
					SetToNullValue();
				}
				else
				{
					SetToDateTimeValue();
					base.Value = (DateTime)value;
				}
			}
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the format of the date and time displayed in the control.
		/// </summary>
		/// <value>One of the <see cref="DateTimePickerFormat"/> values. The default is 
		/// <see cref="DateTimePickerFormat.Long"/>.</value>
		[Browsable(true)]
		[DefaultValue(DateTimePickerFormat.Long), TypeConverter(typeof(Enum))]
		public new DateTimePickerFormat Format
		{
			get { return _format; }
			set
			{
				_format = value;
				ShowUpDown = value == DateTimePickerFormat.Time;
				
				if (!_isNull)
				{
					SetFormat();
				}

				OnFormatChanged(EventArgs.Empty);
			}
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the custom date/time format string.
		/// <value>A string that represents the custom date/time format. The default is a null
		/// reference (<b>Nothing</b> in Visual Basic).</value>
		/// </summary>
		public string NullableCustomFormat
		{
			get { return _customFormat; }
			set { _customFormat = value; }
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the string value that is assigned to the control as null value. 
		/// </summary>
		/// <value>The string value assigned to the control as null value.</value>
		/// <remarks>
		/// If the <see cref="Value"/> is <b>null</b>, <b>NullValue</b> is
		/// shown in the <b>DateTimePicker</b> control.
		/// </remarks>
		[Browsable(true)]
		[Category("Behavior")]
		[Description("The string used to display null values in the control")]
		[DefaultValue(" ")]
		public String NullValue
		{
			get { return _nullValue; }
			set { _nullValue = value; }
		}
		#endregion

		#region Private methods/properties
		/// <summary>
		/// Stores the current format of the DateTimePicker as string. 
		/// </summary>
		private string FormatAsString
		{
			get { return _formatAsString; }
			set
			{
				_formatAsString = value;
				base.CustomFormat = value;
			}
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Sets the format according to the current DateTimePickerFormat.
		/// </summary>
		private void SetFormat()
		{
			CultureInfo ci = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;
			DateTimeFormatInfo dtf = ci.DateTimeFormat;
			switch (_format)
			{
				case DateTimePickerFormat.Long:
					FormatAsString = dtf.LongDatePattern;
					break;
				case DateTimePickerFormat.Short:
					FormatAsString = dtf.ShortDatePattern;
					break;
				case DateTimePickerFormat.Time:
					FormatAsString = dtf.ShortTimePattern;
					break;
				case DateTimePickerFormat.Custom:
					FormatAsString = this.CustomFormat;
					break;
			}
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Sets the <b>DateTimePicker</b> to the value of the <see cref="NullValue"/> property.
		/// </summary>
		private void SetToNullValue()
		{
			_isNull = true;
			base.CustomFormat = (_nullValue == null || _nullValue == String.Empty) ? " " : "'" + _nullValue + "'";
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Sets the <b>DateTimePicker</b> back to a non null value.
		/// </summary>
		private void SetToDateTimeValue()
		{
			if (_isNull)
			{
				SetFormat();
				CustomFormat = _customFormat;
				_isNull = false;
				base.OnValueChanged(new EventArgs());
			}
		}
		#endregion

		#region Events
		/// <summary>
		/// This member overrides <see cref="Control.WndProc"/>.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="m"></param>
		protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
		{
			if (_isNull)
			{
				if (m.Msg == 0x4e)                         // WM_NOTIFY
				{
					NMHDR nm = (NMHDR)m.GetLParam(typeof(NMHDR));
					if (nm.Code == -746 || nm.Code == -722)  // DTN_CLOSEUP || DTN_?
						SetToDateTimeValue();
				}
			}

			base.WndProc(ref m);
		}

		[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
		private struct NMHDR
		{
			public IntPtr HwndFrom;
			public int IdFrom;
			public int Code;
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// This member overrides <see cref="Control.OnKeyDown"/>.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="e"></param>
		protected override void OnKeyUp(KeyEventArgs e)
		{
			switch (e.KeyCode)
			{
				case Keys.Delete:
					this.NullableValue = null;
					OnValueChanged(EventArgs.Empty);
					CustomFormat = "'" + inputMask + "'";
					e.Handled = true;
					break;
				
				case Keys.Oemplus:
					NullableValue = DateTime.Now;
					e.Handled = true;
					break;
			}

			if (!e.Handled)
			{
				base.OnKeyUp(e);
			}
		}

		protected override void OnKeyPress(KeyPressEventArgs e)
		{
			if (!_isNull)
			{
				if (ShowUpDown)						// editing time?
				{
					switch (e.KeyChar)
					{
						case 'm':
							{
								NullableValue = Value.AddMinutes(-1);
								e.Handled = true;
								break;
							}

						case 'M':
							{
								NullableValue = Value.AddMinutes(1);
								e.Handled = true;
								break;
							}
						case 'h':
							{
								NullableValue = Value.AddHours(-1);
								e.Handled = true;
								break;
							}

						case 'H':
							{
								NullableValue = Value.AddHours(1);
								e.Handled = true;
								break;
							}
						case 'a':
						case 'A':
							{
								NullableValue = Value.AddHours(-12);
								e.Handled = true;
								break;
							}

						case 'p':
						case 'P':
							{
								NullableValue = Value.AddHours(12);
								e.Handled = true;
								break;
							}
					}
				}
				else
				{
					switch (e.KeyChar)
					{
						case 'm':
							{
								NullableValue = Value.AddMonths(-1);
								e.Handled = true;
								break;
							}

						case 'M':
							{
								NullableValue = Value.AddMonths(1);
								e.Handled = true;
								break;
							}
						case 'd':
							{
								NullableValue = Value.AddDays(-1);
								e.Handled = true;
								break;
							}

						case 'D':
							{
								NullableValue = Value.AddDays(1);
								e.Handled = true;
								break;
							}
						case 'y':
							{
								NullableValue = Value.AddYears(-1);
								e.Handled = true;
								break;
							}

						case 'Y':
							{
								NullableValue = Value.AddYears(1);
								e.Handled = true;
								break;
							}
					}
				}
			}
			else
			{
				if (Char.IsDigit(e.KeyChar))
				{
				}
			}

			if (!e.Handled)
			{
				base.OnKeyPress(e);
			}
		}

		protected override void OnValueChanged(EventArgs eventargs)
		{
			base.OnValueChanged(eventargs);
		}

		protected override void OnEnter(EventArgs e)
		{
			base.OnEnter(e);

			if (_isNull)
			{
				CustomFormat = "'"+inputMask+"'";
			}
		}

		protected override void OnLeave(EventArgs e)
		{
			base.OnLeave(e);

			if (_isNull)
			{
				SetToNullValue();
			}
		}

		#endregion
	}
}

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Home Page: http://www.marcclifton.com
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GitHub: https://github.com/cliftonm

All my life I have been passionate about architecture / software design, as this is the cornerstone to a maintainable and extensible application. As such, I have enjoyed exploring some crazy ideas and discovering that they are not so crazy after all. I also love writing about my ideas and seeing the community response. As a consultant, I've enjoyed working in a wide range of industries such as aerospace, boatyard management, remote sensing, emergency services / data management, and casino operations. I've done a variety of pro-bono work non-profit organizations related to nature conservancy, drug recovery and women's health.

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