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Getting Started with the .NET MAUI DateTimePicker

10 Jun 202610 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 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 .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 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;
    }
}

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 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. 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.Picker to install the Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Picker NuGet package.
  4. To ensure all dependencies are installed, run dotnet restore.

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;
    }
}

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 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. If not, Open the Terminal in Rider and manually run: dotnet restore

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;
    }
}

The following gif image illustrates the result of the above code.

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

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.