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PopupCalendar
MonthYearPicker | PopupMonthYearPicker | TimePicker | PopupTimePicker
There are many ways to gather date values from the user. Here are more controls
that are included in Peter's Date and Time.
MonthYearTextBox
This variation of the DateTextBox omits the day part of the date. Use it to
when you need to retrieve the month and year, such as for credit card
expiration dates. It has nearly all the same properties and features as
DateTextBox. Instead of a popup calendar, it offers the popup MonthYearPicker.
The DateTextBox validators support this control.
AnniversaryTextBox
This variation of the DateTextBox omits the year part of the date. Use it to
when you need to retrieve the month and day, for dates that recur annually,
like an anniversary or a holiday. It has nearly all the same properties and
features as DateTextBox. One key difference is that the popup calendar never
shows the year and only reflects dates from January 1 to December 31 of one
year. The DateTextBox validators support this control.
QuickDateMenu
This is a special popup menu with a list of dates the user is likely to enter
so the user can avoid typing. When the QuickDateMenu is connected to a date
range, it can have terms like "This Week", "Last Month", and "Year To Date".
You can define dates using a "relative date" rule, where you describe how to
calculate a date offset from today such as "The first day of 1 week ago" and
"The last day of the year."
Start Date
End Date
Popup Calendar
This is popup version of Calendar. While it is built into the DateTextBox
control, you can add it to your own Textboxes and other interfaces.
The PopupCalendar contains two parts, a toggle button and the Calendar control
that is initially hidden. The toggle button can be textual, an HTML button, or
an image. It supports effects when you press the mouse on it. When the user
clicks on the toggle button, the Calendar appears.
The documentation details how to hookup JavaScript to pass values between your
fields and the PopupCalendar.
Click here:
MonthYearPicker
This is a special kind of calendar that shows only months and years. It is used
by the Calendar to jump quickly to any month/year. However, you can use it
yourself. One possible application is for credit card expiration date selection
without a textbox. The MonthYearPicker supports a keyboard entry that allows
the user to type the month name and the year to move the selected cells. It
also offers numerous formatting options.
PopupMonthYearPicker
This is a popup version of the MonthYearPicker. While it is built into the
Calendar, you can use it on your own textboxes, perhaps to support credit card
expiration date entry.
It contains two parts, a toggle button and the MonthYearPicker control that is
initially hidden. The toggle button can be textual, an HTML button, or an
image. It supports effects when you press the mouse on it. When the user clicks
on the toggle button, the MonthYearPicker appears.
The documentation details how to hookup JavaScript to pass values between your
fields and the PopupCalendar.
Click here:
TimePicker
Provides a list of times or durations from which the user can select one value.
Its formatting can show multiple rows and columns. You can insert title rows
such as "Morning" and "Afternoon". Times can be unselectable and some cells of
the timepicker can have non-time related information, such as a blank cell.
This control is built into the TimeOfDayTextBox and DurationTextBox.
PopupTimePicker
A popup version of the TimePicker.
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