Appearance in WPF DatePicker (SfDatePicker)

14 Mar 20242 minutes to read

This section explains different UI customization, styling, theming options available in SfDatePicker control.

Setting the Foreground

We can change a foreground of the SfDatePicker by using the Foreground property and also we can change the SfDateSelector items and selected date item foreground by using the Foreground and SfDateSelector.SelectedForeground properties of SfDateSelector.

  • XAML
    • <syncfusion:SfDatePicker Name="sfDatePicker"
                         Foreground="Red"
                         Width="200">
    <syncfusion:SfDatePicker.SelectorStyle>
        <Style TargetType="syncfusion:SfDateSelector">
            <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="Blue"/>
            <Setter Property="SelectedForeground" Value="Yellow"/>
        </Style>
    </syncfusion:SfDatePicker.SelectorStyle>
</syncfusion:SfDatePicker>

    WPF DatePicker Foreground

    NOTE

    View Sample in GitHub

    Setting the Background

    We can change a background of the SfDatePicker by using the background property and also we can change the SfDateSelector items and selected date item background by using the Background and SfDateSelector.AccentBrush properties of SfDateSelector.

  • XAML
    • <syncfusion:SfDatePicker Name="sfDatePicker"
                         Background="Red"
                         AccentBrush="Green"
                 Width="200">
    <syncfusion:SfDatePicker.SelectorStyle>
        <Style TargetType="syncfusion:SfDateSelector">
            <Setter Property="Background" Value="Blue"/>
        </Style>
    </syncfusion:SfDatePicker.SelectorStyle>
</syncfusion:SfDatePicker>

    WPF DatePicker Background

    NOTE

    View Sample in GitHub

    Change flow direction

    We can change the flow direction of the SfDatePicker control from right to left by setting the FlowDirection property value as RightToLeft. The Default value of FlowDirection property is LeftToRight.

    <syncfusion:SfDatePicker FlowDirection="RightToLeft" Name="sfDatePicker"/>
    SfDatePicker sfDatePicker= new SfDatePicker();
sfDatePicker.FlowDirection = FlowDirection.RightToLeft;

    WPF DatePicker with Right To Left

    NOTE

    View Sample in GitHub

    Theme

    SfDatePicker supports various built-in themes. Refer to the below links to apply themes for the SfDatePicker,

    WPF DatePicker Theme