CalendarControlBase.SpecialDateProvider Property

Allows you to assign an ICalendarSpecialDateProvider object that can mark certain dates as “special” to highlight them in a custom manner, as specified by the dedicated appearance settings of the CalendarControlBase.CalendarAppearance object.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraEditors.Controls

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraEditors.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Win.Navigation

csharp

[DefaultValue(null)]
[DXCategory("Behavior")]
public ICalendarSpecialDateProvider SpecialDateProvider { get; set; }

<DefaultValue(Nothing)>
<DXCategory("Behavior")>
Public Property SpecialDateProvider As ICalendarSpecialDateProvider

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
DevExpress.XtraEditors.Controls.ICalendarSpecialDateProvider	null

An object that marks certain dates as “special”.

Remarks

You can mark certain dates in the Calendar as “special” by using one of the following approaches:

Handle the CalendarControlBase.SpecialCalendarDate event.
Implement an ICalendarSpecialDateProvider object, which marks specific dates as “special”, and assign this object to the SpecialDateProvider property.

“Special” dates are painted using the appearance properties provided by the CalendarControlBase.CalendarAppearance object:

DayCellSpecial
DayCellSpecialDisabled
DayCellSpecialHighlighted
DayCellSpecialInactive
DayCellSpecialPressed
DayCellSpecialSelected