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c#winformsdatetimepicker
Errol Chaves Moya
Errol Chaves Moya

Reputation: 377

Create an event for a DateTimePicker that was created programmatically

I created a DateTimePicker programmatically like this:

Controls.Add(new DateTimePicker { Name = "txtPaymentDate", 
                                  Location = new Point(146, 232),
                                  Size = new Size(113, 20),
                                  Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom,
                                  CustomFormat = " ", TabStop = false });

If the DateTimePicker is not open it won't have a default date. But I want to change the DateTime format whenever I select a date using the CloseUp Event. However, since the DateTimePicker was created manually I don't know how to create the event for it.

How can I create the event for it?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1022

Answers (1)

GuidoG
GuidoG

Reputation: 12014

You could do it like this

DateTimePicker myPicker = new DateTimePicker { Name = "txtPaymentDate", 
                                               Location = new Point(146, 232), 
                                               Size = new Size(113, 20), 
                                               Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom, 
                                               CustomFormat = " ", 
                                               TabStop = false };
myPicker.CloseUp += myPicker_CloseUp;

Controls.Add(myPicker);

private void myPicker_CloseUp(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (sender is DateTimePicker)
    {
       ((DateTimePicker)sender).Format = 'dd-MM-yyyy'; 
    }
}

if you want the event only do stuff for specific DateTimePicker (by name) you can do this : 

private void myPicker_CloseUp(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (sender is DateTimePicker)
    {
       if (DateTimePicker)sender).Name == "txtPaymentDate")
           ((DateTimePicker)sender).Format = 'dd-MM-yyyy'; 
    }
}

Upvotes: 3

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