MFC - Date & Time Picker

The date and time picker control (CDateTimeCtrl) implements an intuitive and recognizable method of entering or selecting a specific date. The main interface of the control is similar in functionality to a combo box. However, if the user expands the control, a month calendar control appears (by default), allowing the user to specify a particular date. When a date is chosen, the month calendar control automatically disappears.

Here is the list of methods in CDateTimeCtrl class.

Sr.No.	Name & Description
1	CloseMonthCal Closes the current date and time picker control.
2	Create Creates the date and time picker control and attaches it to the CDateTimeCtrl object.
3	GetDateTimePickerInfo Retrieves information about the current date and time picker control.
4	GetIdealSize Returns the ideal size of the date and time picker control that is required to display the current date or time.
5	GetMonthCalColor Retrieves the color for a given portion of the month calendar within the date and time picker control.
6	GetMonthCalCtrl Retrieves the CMonthCalCtrl object associated with the date and time picker control.
7	GetMonthCalFont Retrieves the font currently used by the date and time picker control's child month calendar control.
8	GetMonthCalStyle Gets the style of the current date and time picker control.
9	GetRange Retrieves the current minimum and maximum allowed system times for a date and time picker control.
10	GetTime Retrieves the currently selected time from a date and time picker control and puts it in a specified SYSTEMTIME structure.
11	SetFormat Sets the display of a date and time picker control in accordance with a given format string.
12	SetMonthCalColor Sets the color for a given portion of the month calendar within a date and time picker control.
13	SetMonthCalFont Sets the font that the date and time picker control's child month calendar control will use.
14	SetMonthCalStyle Sets the style of the current date and time picker control.
15	SetRange Sets the style of the current date and time picker control.
16	SetTime Sets the time in a date and time picker control.

Let us look into a simple example by creating a new MFC application.

Step 1 − Remove the Caption and set its ID to IDC_STATIC_TXT.

Step 2 − Add the value variable for text control.

Step 3 − Drag the Date Time Picker control.

Step 4 − Add a control variable for Date Time Picker.

Step 5 − Add the Event handler for Date Time Picker.

Step 6 − Here is the implementation of event handler.

void CMFCDateAndTimePickerDlg::OnDtnDatetimechangeDatetimepicker1(NMHDR *pNMHDR, LRESULT *pResult){ 
   LPNMDATETIMECHANGE pDTChange = reinterpret_cast  <LPNMDATETIMECHANGE>(pNMHDR); 
   // TODO: Add your control notification handler code here 
  
   GetDlgItemText(IDC_DATETIMEPICKER1, m_strValue); 
   UpdateData(FALSE); 
   *pResult = 0; 
}

Step 7 − When you run the above application, you see the following output. Select any date, it will display on the Static Text Control.

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