Getting Started with the .NET MAUI DateTimePicker

15 Oct 20247 minutes to read

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

To get start quickly with our .NET MAUI Date Time 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 DateTimePicker 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 time picker control

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

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

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

Date Time Picker header

The SfDateTimePicker control provides the default header which shows the current selected date and selected time.

In the SfDateTimePicker 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 and time. The OkButtonText can be enabled using the ShowOkButton property in the PickerFooterView.

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

this.Content = picker;

Set Footer view in .NET MAUI Date Time picker.

Set height and width to the Date Time Picker

The SfDateTimePicker control allows you to change the height and width by using the HeightRequest and WidthRequest properties in the SfDateTimePicker.

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

this.Content = picker;

Set Height and Width in .NET MAUI Date Time picker.

Set selected date and selected time to the Date Time Picker

The SfDateTimePicker control allows you to select the date and time by using the SelectedDate property in the SfDateTimePicker. The default value of the SelectedDate is the current date and time.

<picker:SfDateTimePicker x:Name="picker" 
                         SelectedDate="9/7/2023 10:15:22">
</picker:SfDateTimePicker>
SfDateTimePicker picker = new SfDateTimePicker()
{
    SelectedDate = new DateTime(2023, 09, 07, 10, 15, 22),
};

this.Content = picker;

Set selected date in .NET MAUI Date Time picker.

Clear selection

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

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

NOTE

You can refer to our .NET MAUI Date Time Picker feature tour page for its groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our .NET MAUI Date Time Picker Example that shows you how to render the Date Time Picker in .NET MAUI.