MonthCalendar

Inheritance Hierarchy

          IComponent

          IControl

          ICommonCalendar

          IMonthCalendar

          MonthCalendar

Description

The MonthCalendar component implements an expanded calendar, which enables the user to edit the date value. The calendar supports dates within the range between 01.01.1601 and 31.12.9999.

Features of Use

Language to display text of different elements of component depends on regional settings of the operation system.

The Colors property can be used to change formatting of various calendar elements.

NOTE. Color formatting of calendar is unavailable in the Windows 7 when using the Aero theme, and in later operating systems.

Example

Properties inherited from IMonthCalendar

  Property name Brief description
BeginDate The BeginDate property determines the date, with which selection starts.
BorderStyle The BorderStyle property determines a component border style.
EndDate The EndDate property determines the date, with which selection ends.
FirstDayOfWeek The FirstDayOfWeek property determines the day, with which the week starts.
IsValidDate The IsValidDate property determines whether the specified value can be set as a component value.
MaxSelectRange The MaxSelectRange property determines the maximum number of simultaneously selected days.
MultiSelect The MultiSelect property determines whether a dates range can be selected in the component.
ShowToday The ShowToday property determines whether the current date is displayed at the bottom of the calendar.
ShowTodayCircle The ShowTodayCircle property determines whether the current date is circled in red.
WeekNumbers The WeekNumbers property determines whether week numbers are displayed to the left of the calendar.

Properties inherited from ICommonCalendar

   Property name Brief description
Colors The Colors property returns calendar color formatting settings.
CurrentDate The CurrentDate property determines the current date and time specified in the calendar.
MaxDate The MaxDate property determines the maximum value of the date, which the user can work with.
MinDate The MinDate property determines the minimum value of the date, with which the user can work.

Properties inherited from IControl

  Property name Brief description

Align

The Align property determines component alignment within its parent component.

AllowDrag

The AllowDrag property determines whether an object can be dragged from the component.

AllowDrop

The AllowDrop property determines whether the component can accept a dragged object.

Anchors

The Anchors property returns settings that determine the percentage of the size change for the current component when the parent component is resized.

Brush

The Brush property determines the brush that is used to fill component area.

ClientHeight

The ClientHeight property determines the height of the client component area.

ClientWidth

The ClientWidth property determines the width of the client component area.

Color

The Color property determines a component background color.

Cursor

The Cursor property determines how the cursor looks like when it is hovered over a component at the form runtime.

Enabled

The Enabled property determines whether the component is available for the user.

Focused

The Focused property returns True if the focus is set on the component.

Font

The Font property determines the parameters of the font that is used to display text in a component.

Height

The Height property determines the component height in pixels.

HelpContext

The HelpContext property determines a unique index for the context help section for this component.

Hint

The Hint property determines the tooltip text displayed if the cursor is hovered over the component.

HintTimeout

The HintTimeout determines the time, for which a tooltip is displayed.

Left

The Left property determines the coordinate of the component left edge in pixels.

Parent

The Parent property determines a parent component.

ParentColor

The ParentColor property determines whether the component inherits the color of the parent component.

ParentFont

The ParentFont property determines whether the component uses the font of the parent component.

ParentShowHint

The ParentShowHint property determines whether a tooltip is displayed.

PopupMenu

The PopupMenu property determines the context menu displayed when the component is clicked with the right mouse button.

Scrolls

The Scrolls property returns parameters of component's scrollbars.

ShowHint

The ShowHint property determines whether a tooltip is displayed when the cursor is hovered over a component.

TabOrder

The TabOrder property determines the component position in the tab order.

TabStop

The TabStop property determines whether the component is focused when the Tab key is pressed.

Text

The Text property determines the row identifying a component for the user.

Top

The Top property determines the coordinate of the component upper edge in pixels.

Visible

The Visible property determines whether the component is displayed when a form is executed.

Width

The Width property determines the horizontal size of a component in pixels.

Properties inherited from IComponent

  Property name Brief description
ComponentCount The ComponentCount property returns the number of child components located on the parent component.
Components The Components property returns the child component, which index is passed via the input parameter.
Data The Data property is used to store any custom data.
Name The Name property determines a component name.
Tag The Tag property is not used by the compiler. The user can change the value of the Tag property and use it as he wishes.

Methods inherited from IControl

  Method name Brief description
The ClientToScreen method converts the coordinates of a point specified relative to the component coordinate system into screen coordinates.
The DoDragDrop method enables the user to start dragging operation.
The GetImage method returns a graphic view of the component together with all child components.
The ScreenToClient method converts screen coordinates of a point into coordinates specified relative to the component coordinate system.
The SetFocus method sets focus to this component.

Events inherited from ICommonCalendar

   Method name Brief description
OnChange The OnChange event occurs when the date is changed using the mouse or the keyboard.

Events inherited from IControl

   Event name Brief description

OnBeginDrag

The OnBeginDrag event occurs for a component when the user starts to drag an object from the component.

OnClick

The OnClick event occurs if the user clicks the component area.

OnControlMove

The OnControlMove event occurs when the component is moved.

OnControlResize

The OnControlResize event occurs when the component is resized.

OnDblClick

The OnDblClick event occurs if the user double-clicks the component area.

OnDragDrop

The OnDragDrop event occurs for a component if the user drops a dragged object over it.

OnDragEnter

The OnDragEnter event occurs when a dragged object crosses the borders of this component.

OnDragLeave

The OnDragLeave event occurs when a dragged object leaves component borders.

OnDragOver

The OnDragOver event occurs for the component when the user drags an object over it.

OnEnter

The OnEnter event occurs when the component receives focus.

OnExit

The OnExit event occurs when the component loses focus.

OnHScroll

The OnHScroll event occurs when horizontal scrollbar slider changes its position.

OnKeyDown

The OnKeyDown event occurs if the component is focused and a keyboard key is pressed.

OnKeyPress

The OnKeyPress event occurs if the component is focused when the user presses a character key.

OnKeyPreview

The OnKeyPreview event occurs prior to each event related to key pressing.

OnKeyUp

The OnKeyUp event occurs if the component is focused and the user releases any button previously pressed.

OnMouseDown

The OnMouseDown event occurs if the pointer is in component's area and a mouse key is pressed.

OnMouseEnter

The OnMouseEnter event occurs when mouse cursor enters the component area.

OnMouseHover

The OnMouseHover event occurs when mouse cursor is held in the component area.

OnMouseLeave

The OnMouseLeave event occurs when mouse cursor leaves the component area.

OnMouseMove

The OnMouseMove event occurs on moving the cursor over component.

OnMouseUp

The OnMouseUp event occurs when the mouse button is released and the cursor is in the component area.

OnMouseWheel

The OnMouseWheel event occurs if the component is focused when the mouse wheel is rotated.

OnVScroll

The OnVScroll event occurs when vertical scrollbar slider changes its position.

See also:

Additional Components