Visual Basic 2015 Unleashed

Selecting Dates with the DatePicker Control

The DatePicker control shows a pop-up calendar where you can pick a date; the date is then bound to a text box placed near the control. The DatePicker is used in data-binding techniques (see Chapter 32). The following XAML code shows how you can implement a DatePicker; the selection, which is mapped by the SelectedDate property of type Date, is then bound to a second, external text box to demonstrate how the value can be consumed by other user controls:

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<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">    <DatePicker Name="DatePicker1" Margin="5"            SelectedDateChanged="DatePicker1_SelectedDateChanged" />    <TextBox Name="TextBox2" Margin="5"             Text="{Binding ElementName=DatePicker1, ...