MonthCalendar Control(Visual F#)

MonthCalendar control is essentially used to display monthly calendar on your application. To make a month calendar control, follow the following syntax:

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1. Let calendarobjvariable=new MonthCalendar()  

Let calendarobjvariable=new MonthCalendar()

Example:

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1. Let calendar=new MonthCalendar()  

Let calendar=new MonthCalendar()

For a simple example on using month calendar follow these steps:

1. Click Start>All Programs>Microsoft Visual Studio 2008>Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.

2. Click File>New>Project>Select Visual F# in the project types>Select F# application in the Visual Studio installed templates category.

3. Click the Project menu>Add reference>Click the .Net tab>Locate then double-click System.Windows.Forms.Do step 3 again and this time, select System.Drawing.

4. Enter the following code after the line “// Learn more about F# at http://fsharp.net “:

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1. //use the F# standard library  
2. open System  
3. open System.Drawing  
4. open System.Windows.Forms   
5. //sets the font face and font style of our calendar  
6. let myfont=new Font("Arial",11.0f,FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point)  
7. //create a form  
8. let calendarform=new Form(Text="Use MonthCalendar",StartPosition=FormStartPosition.CenterScreen,AutoScaleMode=AutoScaleMode.Font)  
9. //create a calendar object named calendar  
10. //sets its minimum date to jan 1 1999   
11. //set the maximum date displayed to it to Jan 1,8013  
12. let calendar=new MonthCalendar(MinDate=Convert.ToDateTime("1 Jan,1999"),MaxDate=Convert.ToDateTime("1 Jan,8013"),Location=new System.Drawing.Point(30,10))  
13. //change the title backcolor to crimson  
14. calendar.TitleBackColor<-Color.Crimson  
15. //applies the font to our calendar  
16. calendar.Font<-myfont  
17. //change the calendar backcolor to Bisque  
18. calendar.BackColor<-Color.Bisque  
19. //adds the calendar control to our form  
20. calendarform.Controls.Add(calendar)  
21. calendarform.Show()  
22. //executes our application  
23. Application.Run(calendarform)  

//use the F# standard library
open System
open System.Drawing
open System.Windows.Forms 
//sets the font face and font style of our calendar
let myfont=new Font("Arial",11.0f,FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point)
//create a form
let calendarform=new Form(Text="Use MonthCalendar",StartPosition=FormStartPosition.CenterScreen,AutoScaleMode=AutoScaleMode.Font)
//create a calendar object named calendar
//sets its minimum date to jan 1 1999 
//set the maximum date displayed to it to Jan 1,8013
let calendar=new MonthCalendar(MinDate=Convert.ToDateTime("1 Jan,1999"),MaxDate=Convert.ToDateTime("1 Jan,8013"),Location=new System.Drawing.Point(30,10))
//change the title backcolor to crimson
calendar.TitleBackColor<-Color.Crimson
//applies the font to our calendar
calendar.Font<-myfont
//change the calendar backcolor to Bisque
calendar.BackColor<-Color.Bisque
//adds the calendar control to our form
calendarform.Controls.Add(calendar)
calendarform.Show()
//executes our application
Application.Run(calendarform)

5. Click the run icon to execute your application. You should now see an output similar to the following screen shot: If you want a more in depth explanation on this controls, visit the MSDN website at msdn.microsoft.com or the Microsoft F# Development Center at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/fsharp/default.aspx