Getting started with .NET MAUI Date Picker

8 Oct 20247 minutes to read

This section explains how to add the .NET MAUI Date Picker control. It covers only the basic features needed to get started with Syncfusion Date Picker. Follow the steps below to add a .NET MAUI Date picker control to your project.

To get start quickly with our .NET MAUI Date Picker, you can check the below video.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 7 SDK or later is installed.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio 2022 (v17.3 or later) or Visual Studio Code. For Visual Studio Code users, ensure that the .NET MAUI workload is installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a New .NET MAUI Project

Visual Studio

  1. Go to File > New > Project and choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  2. Name the project and choose a location. Then click Next.
  3. Select the .NET framework version and click Create.

Visual Studio Code

  1. Open the command palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P and type .NET:New Project and enter.
  2. Choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  3. Select the project location, type the project name and press Enter.
  4. Then choose Create project.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion .NET MAUI Picker NuGet Package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.Picker and install the latest version.
  3. Ensure the necessary dependencies are installed correctly, and the project is restored.

Step 3: Register the handler

The Syncfusion.Maui.Core NuGet is a dependent package for all Syncfusion controls of .NET MAUI. In the MauiProgram.cs file, register the handler for Syncfusion core.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Core.Hosting;
namespace GettingStarted
{
    public static class MauiProgram
    {
        public static MauiApp CreateMauiApp()
        {
            var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();

            builder.ConfigureSyncfusionCore();
            builder
            .UseMauiApp<App>()
            .ConfigureFonts(fonts =>
            {
                fonts.AddFont("OpenSans-Regular.ttf", "OpenSansRegular");
            });

            return builder.Build();
        }
    }
}

Step 4: Add .NET MAUI Date picker control

  1. To initialize the control, import the Syncfusion.Maui.Picker namespace into your code.
  2. Initialize SfDatePicker.
<ContentPage   
    . . .
    xmlns:picker="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Picker;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Picker">

    <picker:SfDatePicker />
</ContentPage>
using Syncfusion.Maui.Picker;
. . .

public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
    public MainPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        SfDatePicker picker = new SfDatePicker();
        this.Content = picker;
    }
}

Set header to the Date Picker

The SfDatePicker control allows you to add the header text by setting the Text property in the PickerHeaderView. To enable the header view by setting the Height property in the PickerHeaderView.

<picker:SfDatePicker x:Name="picker">
    <picker:SfDatePicker.HeaderView>
        <picker:PickerHeaderView Text="Date Picker" Height="40" />
    </picker:SfDatePicker.HeaderView>
</picker:SfDatePicker>
SfDatePicker picker = new SfDatePicker();
picker.HeaderView = new PickerHeaderView()
{
    Text = "Date Picker",
    Height = 40,
};

this.Content = picker;

Set Header view in .NET MAUI Date picker.

In the SfDatePicker control, validation buttons (OK and Cancel) can be customized by setting the OkButtonText and CancelButtonText properties in the PickerFooterView. It allows you to confirm or cancel the selected date. The OkButtonText can be enabled using the ShowOkButton property in the PickerFooterView.

<picker:SfDatePicker x:Name="picker">
    <picker:SfDatePicker.FooterView>
        <picker:PickerFooterView ShowOkButton="True" Height="40" />
    </picker:SfDatePicker.FooterView>
</picker:SfDatePicker>
SfDatePicker picker = new SfDatePicker();
picker.FooterView= new PickerFooterView()
{  
    ShowOkButton = true,
    Height = 40,
};

this.Content = picker;

Set Footer view in .NET MAUI Date picker.

Set height and width to the Date Picker

The SfDatePicker control allows you to change the height and the width using the [HeightRequest] and [WidthRequest] properties in the SfDatePicker.

<picker:SfDatePicker x:Name="picker" 
                    HeightRequest="280" 
                    WidthRequest="300">
</picker:SfDatePicker>
SfDatePicker picker = new SfDatePicker()
{
    HeightRequest = 280,
    WidthRequest = 300,
};

this.Content = picker;

Set Height and width in .NET MAUI Date picker.

Set selected date to the Date Picker

The SfDatePicker control allows you to select the date using the SelectedDate property in the SfDatePicker. The default value of the SelectedDate is the current date.

<picker:SfDatePicker x:Name="picker" 
                     SelectedDate="9/7/2023">
</picker:SfDatePicker>
SfDatePicker picker = new SfDatePicker()
{
    SelectedDate = new DateTime(2023, 9, 7).Date,
};

this.Content = picker;

Set Selected date in .NET MAUI Date picker.

Clear selection

The .NET MAUI DatePicker provides clear selection support, allowing you to clear the selected date by setting the SelectedDate property to null.

<picker:SfDatePicker x:Name="picker" />
this.picker.SelectedDate = null;

NOTE

You can also explore our .NET MAUI Date Picker Example that shows you how to render the Date Picker in .NET MAUI.