Calendar control in Silverlight using C#

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Calendar Control: A Calendar control is used to create a visual calendar that let users pick a date, or range of dates in Silverlight, it provides Powerful databinding, different views - month, year, decade, multiple views, culture awareness, flexible date navigation and transition animations.

Example of an Calendar

//File: Page.xaml.vb using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;

namespace SilverlightApplication11
{
public partial class MainPage : UserControl
{
public MainPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void DatePicker_DateValidationError(object sender, DatePickerDateValidationErrorEventArgs e)
{
lblError.Text = "'" + e.Text + "' is not a valid value because " + e.Exception.Message;
}
private void Calendar_SelectedDatesChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
{
foreach (DateTime selectedDate in e.AddedItems)
{
if ((selectedDate.DayOfWeek == DayOfWeek.Saturday) ||
(selectedDate.DayOfWeek == DayOfWeek.Sunday))
{
lblError.Text = "Weekends are not allowed";
((Calendar)sender).SelectedDates.Remove(selectedDate);
}
}
}
}
}

Conclusion

Hope this blog will help you to understand the calendar control in Silverlight using C# language.