6.8. Date Controls
WPF 4 adds two date controls: the Calendar and the DatePicker. Both are designed to allow the user to choose a single date.
The Calendar control displays a calendar that's similar to what you see in the Windows operating system (for example, when you configure the system date). It shows a single month at a time and allows you to step through from month to month (by clicking the arrow buttons) or jump to a specific month (by clicking the month header to view an entire year, and then clicking the month).
The DatePicker requires less space. It's modeled after a simple text box, which holds a date string in long or short date format. The DatePicker provides a drop-down arrow that, when clicked, pops open a full calendar view that's ...
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