CalendarDatePicker control for Universal apps

July 23, 2015September 7, 2019 Daniel VistisenC#, Custom control, DatePicker, Universal apps, Windows Phone, Windows Store apps, xaml

Introduction

The CalendarDatePicker acts like the regular DatePicker from Windows 8.1 but with a design of a calendar month. The default styles fits directly in with other control default styles and supports both light and dark theme and of course the platforms Windows and Windows Phone.

Here is a few images to give you an idea of what the control looks like.

CalendarDatePicker Dark Theme CalendarDatePicker Light Theme CalendarDatePickerCustomStyle

In this post, I will explain how to use the control and its features. The source code for this control is of course available you will find a link at the bottom of this post.

Continue reading “CalendarDatePicker control for Universal apps” →

P.S Make sure you follow me on twitter @danielvistisen for updates on new posts.

Simple WrapPanel

July 4, 2015September 7, 2019 Daniel VistisenC#, Custom control, Panel, Universal apps, Windows Phone, Windows Store apps, xaml1 Comment

Introduction

Windows Store and Windows Phone apps does not have a WrapPanel. The closest we get to this is the WrapGrid. In this post, I will show how to create a simple WrapPanel with an Orientation property. The panel reusable for all xaml based application. I will also explain Measure and Arrange witch is the basic mechanism for making the panel work.

The WrapPanel should position child elements from left to right, breaking content to the next line when at the edge of the panel. Positioning from right to left or from top to bottom depending on the value of the Orientation property as shown on the image below.

WrapPanel image — WrapPanel with ipsum content buttons.

Continue reading “Simple WrapPanel” →

P.S Make sure you follow me on twitter @danielvistisen for updates on new posts.

Supporting INotifyDataErrorInfo in Windows Phone 8.1 Silverlight

July 1, 2015September 7, 2019 Daniel VistisenINotifyDataErrorInfo, Validation, Windows Phone, xaml

Introduction

In this post, I am going to show how to add validation to Windows Phone. As I mentioned in a previous post Windows Phone supports INotifyDataErrorInfo to some degree. The goal here is to add a red border to a Textbox when its text is invalid. Note that this approach is useful for all controls not only textboxes.

Continue reading “Supporting INotifyDataErrorInfo in Windows Phone 8.1 Silverlight” →

P.S Make sure you follow me on twitter @danielvistisen for updates on new posts.

daniel vistisen

danielvistisen.com

Windows Phone

CalendarDatePicker control for Universal apps

Introduction

Simple WrapPanel

Introduction

Supporting INotifyDataErrorInfo in Windows Phone 8.1 Silverlight

Introduction