Class CalendarType

Specifies the calendar system to be used in calendar components.

Inheritance

System.Object

CalendarType

Namespace: Syncfusion.Blazor.Calendars

Assembly: Syncfusion.Blazor.dll

Syntax

public sealed class CalendarType : Enum

Remarks

The CalendarType enum allows selecting between different calendar systems such as Gregorian and Islamic (Hijri).
It determines how dates are calculated, displayed, and handled in components such as SfCalendar, SfDatePicker, and SfDateTimePicker. The calendar type affects date calculations, month names, and cultural formatting.

Examples

Setting the calendar type to Islamic:

<SfCalendar TValue="DateTime" CalendarMode="CalendarType.Islamic"></SfCalendar>

Fields

Gregorian

Represents the Gregorian calendar system, which is the internationally accepted civil calendar.

Declaration

public const CalendarType Gregorian

Field Value

Type
CalendarType

Remarks

This is the default calendar type used worldwide. The Gregorian calendar has 12 months with varying day counts, and includes leap years every four years (with some exceptions). It starts from January 1st as the new year.

Islamic

Represents the Islamic (Hijri) calendar system used in Islamic cultures.

Declaration

public const CalendarType Islamic

Field Value

Type
CalendarType

Remarks

The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 months with approximately 354 or 355 days in a year. It starts from the year of Prophet Muhammad's migration to Medina (622 CE in the Gregorian calendar). Each month begins with the sighting of the new moon.