Calendar control in Silverlight using C#

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

<UserControl x:Class="SilverlightApplication11.MainPage"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
    mc:Ignorable="d"
    xmlns:basics='clr-namespace:System.Windows.Controls;assembly=System.Windows.Controls'
    d:DesignHeight="300" d:DesignWidth="400">
    <StackPanel>
        <basics:Calendar Margin="3" SelectionMode="MultipleRange"  SelectedDatesChanged="Calendar_SelectedDatesChanged" ></basics:Calendar>
        <basics:Calendar Margin="3" DisplayMode="Year" SelectedDatesChanged="Calendar_SelectedDatesChanged" ></basics:Calendar>
        <basics:DatePicker Margin="3" DateValidationError="DatePicker_DateValidationError" ></basics:DatePicker>
        <basics:DatePicker Margin="3" SelectedDateFormat="Long" DateValidationError="DatePicker_DateValidationError" ></basics:DatePicker>
        <TextBlock x:Name="lblError" Foreground="Red" TextWrapping="Wrap"></TextBlock>
    </StackPanel>
</UserControl>

//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.