DatePicker.FirstDayOfWeek Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows.Controls

Assembly:: PresentationFramework.dll

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Gets or sets the day that is considered the beginning of the week.

public:
 property DayOfWeek FirstDayOfWeek { DayOfWeek get(); void set(DayOfWeek value); };

public DayOfWeek FirstDayOfWeek { get; set; }

member this.FirstDayOfWeek : DayOfWeek with get, set

Public Property FirstDayOfWeek As DayOfWeek

Property Value

DayOfWeek

A DayOfWeek that represents the beginning of the week. The default is the FirstDayOfWeek that is determined by the current culture.

Examples

The following example creates a DatePicker that displays Monday as the first day of the week.

DatePicker datePickerFor2009 = new DatePicker();
datePickerFor2009.SelectedDate = new DateTime(2009, 3, 23);
datePickerFor2009.DisplayDateStart = new DateTime(2009, 1, 1);
datePickerFor2009.DisplayDateEnd = new DateTime(2009, 12, 31);
datePickerFor2009.SelectedDateFormat = DatePickerFormat.Long;
datePickerFor2009.FirstDayOfWeek = DayOfWeek.Monday;

// root is a Panel that is defined elsewhere.
root.Children.Add(datePickerFor2009);

Dim datePickerFor2009 As New DatePicker()
datePickerFor2009.SelectedDate = New DateTime(2009, 3, 23)
datePickerFor2009.DisplayDateStart = New DateTime(2009, 1, 1)
datePickerFor2009.DisplayDateEnd = New DateTime(2009, 12, 31)
datePickerFor2009.SelectedDateFormat = DatePickerFormat.[Long]
datePickerFor2009.FirstDayOfWeek = DayOfWeek.Monday

' root is a Panel that is defined elsewhere. 
root.Children.Add(datePickerFor2009)

<!-- A DatePicker that has March 23, 2009 selected and 
           displays the Long date format. -->
<DatePicker SelectedDateFormat="Long" SelectedDate="3/23/09"
                  DisplayDateStart="1/01/09" DisplayDateEnd="12/31/09" 
                  FirstDayOfWeek="Monday"/>

Remarks

This property affects the Calendar of the DatePicker. For more information, see the Calendar.FirstDayOfWeek property.

Dependency Property Information


Identifier field	FirstDayOfWeekProperty
Metadata properties set to `true`	None

XAML Attribute Usage

Applies to