How can I set the datetimepicker dropdown to show Months only
Solution 1
Using the windows messages approach, you can detect month calendar control display and force month view and you can detect view changes and close the month calendar control on month to day views change (after a month selection).
The easiest way to implement it is to override DateTimePicker.
public class MonthPicker : DateTimePicker
{
// initialize Format/CustomFormat to display only month and year.
public MonthPicker()
{
Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom;
CustomFormat = "MMMM yyyy";
}
// override Format to redefine default value (used by designer)
[DefaultValue(DateTimePickerFormat.Custom)]
public new DateTimePickerFormat Format
{
get => base.Format;
set => base.Format = value;
}
// override CustomFormat to redefine default value (used by designer)
[DefaultValue("MMM yyyy")]
public new string CustomFormat
{
get => base.CustomFormat;
set => base.CustomFormat = value;
}
protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
{
if (m.Msg == WM_NOFITY)
{
var nmhdr = (NMHDR)Marshal.PtrToStructure(m.LParam, typeof(NMHDR));
switch (nmhdr.code)
{
// detect pop-up display and switch view to month selection
case -950:
{
var cal = SendMessage(Handle, DTM_GETMONTHCAL, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
SendMessage(cal, MCM_SETCURRENTVIEW, IntPtr.Zero, (IntPtr)1);
break;
}
// detect month selection and close the pop-up
case MCN_VIEWCHANGE:
{
var nmviewchange = (NMVIEWCHANGE)Marshal.PtrToStructure(m.LParam, typeof(NMVIEWCHANGE));
if (nmviewchange.dwOldView == 1 && nmviewchange.dwNewView == 0)
{
SendMessage(Handle, DTM_CLOSEMONTHCAL, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
}
break;
}
}
}
base.WndProc(ref m);
}
private const int WM_NOFITY = 0x004e;
private const int DTM_CLOSEMONTHCAL = 0x1000 + 13;
private const int DTM_GETMONTHCAL = 0x1000 + 8;
private const int MCM_SETCURRENTVIEW = 0x1000 + 32;
private const int MCN_VIEWCHANGE = -750;
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, int wMsg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct NMHDR
{
public IntPtr hwndFrom;
public IntPtr idFrom;
public int code;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
struct NMVIEWCHANGE
{
public NMHDR nmhdr;
public uint dwOldView;
public uint dwNewView;
}
}
Solution 2
Why you need to do this? If you want to display Months only then easier way is to have a list of months in Combox.
However I found something for you on msdn. Have a look here https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/7bdca56f-719e-44bf-be6d-a9600dfa8f78/wpf-datepicker-for-months-only?forum=wpf
Solution 3
Try the following code:
DateTime newDateValue = new DateTime(dateTimePicker_month.Value.Year, 1, 1);
dateTimePicker_month.Value = newDateValue;
dateTimePicker_month.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom;
dateTimePicker_month.CustomFormat = "MMM-yyyy";
dateTimePicker_month.ShowUpDown = true;
You have to add (1,1) for february month which having 28/29 days to ascertain the all the month values.If you want the query to select month.Following is an example:
string month = dateTimePicker_month.Value.Month.ToString();
string year = dateTimePicker_month.Value.Year.ToString();
use the following query to select month:
select CAST(date AS DATE) from table where DATEPART(month, date) = '" + month + "' and DATEPART(year,date) = '" + year + "'
Solution 4
As didn't work in my case I modified Orance's answer, putting this in a class inherited from DateTimePicker :
protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
{
if (_MonthSelectStyle)
{
if (m.Msg == 0X204E) // = Win32Messages.WM_REFLECT_NOTIFY
{
var nmhdrI = (NMHDR)(Marshal.PtrToStructure(m.LParam, typeof(NMHDR)));
switch (nmhdrI.code)
{
case -754: // Win32Messages.DTN_DROPDOWN
var cal = SendMessage(m.HWnd, WinApi.Win32Messages.DTM_GETMONTHCAL, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
SendMessage(cal, WinApi.Win32Messages.MCM_SETCURRENTVIEW, IntPtr.Zero, (IntPtr)1);
break;
case -759: // Win32Messages.DTN_DATETIMECHANGE
WinApi.SendMessage(Handle, WinApi.Win32Messages.DTM_CLOSEMONTHCAL, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
break;
}
}
}
base.WndProc(ref m);
}
And the VB equivalent:
Protected Overrides Sub WndProc(ByRef m As Message)
If _MonthSelectStyle Then
If m.Msg = &H204E Then ' WM_REFLECT_NOTIFY '&H204E
Dim nmhdrI = CType(Marshal.PtrToStructure(m.LParam, GetType(NMHDR)), NMHDR)
Select Case nmhdrI.code
Case -754 ' Win32Messages.DTN_DROPDOWN '-754
Dim cal = SendMessage(m.HWnd, WinApi.Win32Messages.DTM_GETMONTHCAL, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero)
SendMessage(cal, WinApi.Win32Messages.MCM_SETCURRENTVIEW, IntPtr.Zero, CType(1, IntPtr))
Case -759 ' Win32Messages.DTN_DATETIMECHANGE '-759
WinApi.SendMessage(Handle, WinApi.Win32Messages.DTM_CLOSEMONTHCAL, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero)
End Select
End If
End If
MyBase.WndProc(m)
End Sub
Bigboss
Updated on July 15, 2022Comments
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Bigboss almost 2 years
So instead of this showing up on clicking the dropdown menu.
I want the dropdown to be like this when clicked.
Thanks a lot for any help. :)
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Bigboss over 8 yearsAlready tried this. The only that is changed is the display but when the dropdown menu is clicked. It still shows the days.
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FrozenFire over 8 yearsSee my updated answer. I think you need to replaceDatePicker with MonthCalendar if you want to show the calendar without day.
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Bigboss over 8 yearsI have read ur edits but what options should I change in the MonthCalendar Class. I believe that this class is the one used by datetimepicker when clicking the dropdown menu.
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Bigboss over 8 yearsbecause I only need the user to select a month and don't want to mislead them in thinking that the date should also be accurate, hence the only thing important is month.
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FrozenFire over 8 yearsI found this solution: netprogrammingodyssey.wordpress.com/2010/11/14/… but you need to add silverlight to your project to implement this.
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Jeremy Thompson over 8 years@Bigboss A list of months in a ComboBox is the standard solution for what you require.
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Bigboss over 8 years@JeremyThompson, but how about if I want a year?
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Dk358 over 8 years@Bigboss Did you get chance to have a look at the link. Well just brief explanation here, it talks about Calendar control in WPF Toolkit and it does have three DisplayModes. One is Decade that may suit your needs. P.S. I haven't tried it but I guess it will be worth trying that. Otherwise again a Combox do.
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Orace over 4 years@ZulqarnainJalil can you provide more information and context ? What did not work ? What platform did you use ?, etc...
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Zulqarnain Jalil over 4 yearsI am using C# windows form application on Visualstudio 2017. and i have copied your code in my form1.cs class and nothing happens to my calendar control that i added in my form1
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Orace over 4 yearsThat's not how it's work. This is a custom user control. Try get infos on this subject.
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Zulqarnain Jalil over 4 yearssure... i will try :)
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Orace over 4 years@ZulqarnainJalil, put the code in a separate MonthPicker.cs file. Compile. Open Form1 designer. The control will appear in the ToolBox windows in the "{AppName} Components" section and is named "MonthPicker". Add it as a new component in the main form. Et Voilà.