DatePicker

Definition

A button that, when clicked on, launches a popup dialog to allow the user to select a date on the Gregorian Calendar.

Note: Date and time are manipulated using methods in the Clock component.

Properties

BackgroundColor

Specifies the DatePicker’s background color as an alpha-red-green-blue integer. If an Image has been set, the color change will not be visible until the Image is removed.

Day

Returns the Day of the month that was last picked using the DatePicker.

Enabled

Specifies whether the DatePicker should be active and clickable.

FontBold

Specifies whether the text of the DatePicker should be bold. Some fonts do not support bold.

FontItalic

Specifies whether the text of the DatePicker should be italic. Some fonts do not support italic.

FontSize

Specifies the text font size of the DatePicker, measured in sp(scale-independent pixels).

FontTypeface

Specifies the text font face of the DatePicker as default, serif, sans serif, or monospace.

Height

Specifies the DatePicker’s vertical height, measured in pixels.

HeightPercent

Specifies the DatePicker’s vertical height as a percentage of the Screen’s Height.

Image

Specifies the path of the DatePicker’s image. If there is both an Image and a BackgroundColor specified, only the Image will be visible.

Instant

Returns instant of the date that was last picked using the DatePicker.

Month

Returns the number of the Month that was last picked using the DatePicker.

MonthInText

Returns the name of the Month that was last picked using the DatePicker.

Shape

Specifies the shape of the DatePicker. The valid values for this property are 0 (default), 1 (rounded), 2 (rectangle), and 3 (oval). The Shape will not be visible if an Image is used.

ShowFeedback

Specifies if a visual feedback should be shown when a DatePicker with an assigned Image is pressed.

Text

Specifies the text displayed by the DatePicker.

TextAlignment

Specifies the alignment of the DatePicker’s text. Valid values are: 0 (normal; e.g., left-justified if text is written left to right), 1 (center), or 2 (opposite; e.g., right-justified if text is written left to right).

TextColor

Specifies the text color of the DatePicker as an alpha-red-green-blue integer.

Visible

Specifies whether the DatePicker should be visible on the screen. Value is true if the DatePicker is showing and false if hidden.

Width

Specifies the horizontal width of the DatePicker, measured in pixels.

WidthPercent

Specifies the horizontal width of the DatePicker as a percentage of the Screen’s Width.

Year

Returns the Year that was last picked using the DatePicker.