Getting Started with .NET MAUI DateTime Slider

29 Jun 20265 minutes to read

This section guides you through setting up and configuring a DateTime Slider in your .NET MAUI application. Follow the steps below to add a basic DateTime Slider to your project.

To quickly get started with the .NET MAUI DateTime Slider, watch this video.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 9 SDK or later.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio 2022 v17.12 or later.

Step 1: Create a new .NET MAUI project

  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.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® MAUI Sliders NuGet package

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

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 9 SDK or later.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with Visual Studio Code.
  3. Ensure that the .NET MAUI workloads are installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a new .NET MAUI project

  1. Open the Command Palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P and type .NET:New Project and press 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® MAUI Sliders NuGet package

  1. Press Ctrl + ` (backtick) to open the integrated terminal in Visual Studio Code.
  2. Ensure you’re in the project root directory where your .csproj file is located.
  3. Run the command dotnet add package Syncfusion.Maui.Sliders to install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Sliders package.
  4. To ensure all dependencies are installed, run dotnet restore.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure the following are set up:

  1. Install .NET 9 SDK or later.
  2. Set up a .NET MAUI environment with JetBrains Rider 2024.3 or later.
  3. Make sure the MAUI workloads are installed and configured as described here.

Step 1: Create a new .NET MAUI project

  1. Go to File > New Solution, Select .NET (C#) and choose the .NET MAUI App template.
  2. Enter the Project Name, Solution Name, and Location.
  3. Select the .NET framework version and click Create.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion® MAUI Sliders NuGet package

  1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
  2. Search for Syncfusion.Maui.Sliders and install the latest version.
  3. Ensure the necessary dependencies are installed correctly, and the project is restored. If not, Open the Terminal in Rider and manually run: dotnet restore

Step 3: Register Syncfusion handler

Make sure to add the namespace.

using Syncfusion.Maui.Core.Hosting;

Register the Syncfusion core handler in your CreateMauiApp method of MauiProgram.cs file to use Syncfusion controls.

builder.ConfigureSyncfusionCore();

Step 4: Import the DateTime Slider namespace

Add the following namespace in your XAML or C#.

xmlns:sliders="clr-namespace:Syncfusion.Maui.Sliders;assembly=Syncfusion.Maui.Sliders"
using Syncfusion.Maui.Sliders;

Step 5: Create a DateTime Slider with labels and ticks

Initialize the SfDateTimeSlider and configure its visual elements using label and tick properties. The ShowLabels property enables labels to be displayed at specified intervals along the slider. The ShowTicks property controls the visibility of major tick marks, while the MinorTicksPerInterval property defines the number of minor ticks displayed between each pair of major ticks.

<sliders:SfDateTimeSlider Minimum="2010-01-01"
                          Maximum="2018-01-01"
                          Value="2014-01-01"
                          ShowLabels="True"
                          ShowTicks="True"
                          Interval="2"
                          MinorTicksPerInterval="1" />
SfDateTimeSlider slider = new SfDateTimeSlider()
{
    Minimum = new DateTime(2010, 01, 01),
    Maximum = new DateTime(2018, 01, 01),
    Value = new DateTime(2014, 01, 01),
    Interval = 2,
    ShowLabels = true,
    ShowTicks = true,
    MinorTicksPerInterval = 1,
};

Slider ticks

You can download the DateTime Slider Getting Started sample from GitHub.