Getting started with .NET MAUI Time Picker

26 Sep 20247 minutes to read

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

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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 Time picker control

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

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

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

Set header to the Time Picker

The SfTimePicker control allows you to add the header text by setting the Text property in the PickerHeaderView. Enable the header view by setting the Height property in the PickerHeaderView.

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

this.Content = picker;

Set header view in .NET MAUI Time picker.

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

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

this.Content = picker;

Set footer view in .NET MAUI Time picker.

Set height and width to the Time Picker

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

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

this.Content = picker;

Set height and width in .NET MAUI Time picker.

Set selected time to the Time Picker

The SfTimePicker control allows you to select the time using the SelectedTime property in the SfTimePicker. The default value of the SelectedTime is the current time.

<picker:SfTimePicker x:Name="picker" 
                     SelectedTime="07:22:01">
</picker:SfTimePicker>
SfTimePicker picker = new SfTimePicker()
{
    SelectedTime = new TimeSpan(07, 22, 01),
};

this.Content = picker;

Set Selected time in .NET MAUI Time picker.

Clear selection

The .NET MAUI TimePicker provides clear selection support, allowing you to clear the selected time by setting the SelectedTime property to null.

<picker:SfTimePicker x:Name="picker" />
this.picker.SelectedTime = null;