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WinDateTimeEditor Smart Tag

In Visual Studio 2005 (.NET Framework 2.0), each Ultimate UI for Windows Forms control/component is equipped with a Smart Tag. By simply selecting the control/component, a Smart Tag anchor appears. When you click this anchor, a pop-up panel appears, providing you with quick and easy access to the most common properties and settings of the control/component.

The WinDateTimeEditor™ Smart Tag contains the name of the control, as well as the following sections:

  • Appearance — Provides common tasks involving the appearance, look, and feel of the control.

  • Behavior — Provides easy access to properties that govern how the control behaves on the form.

  • Misc — Provides various options that will enhance the overall look or performance of the control.

See below for a description of the item (e.g., field, drop-down list, checkbox) in each section, as well as the item’s corresponding property in the properties grid.

ultradatetimeeditor's smart tag
Appearance Description Corresponding Property

Display Style

Change the style of the WinDateTimeEditor to make it look like Office 2000, Office XP, Office 2003, Visual Studio 2005, Office 2007.

Spin Button Alignment

When the SpinButtonDisplayStyle property is set to Always, spin buttons will display on the right of the editor (by default). You can change this by selecting Left from this drop-down.

Spin Button Display Style

Setting this to Always will display the spin buttons. Setting this to OnMouseEnter will display the spin buttons when the user presses the enter key.

Behavior Description Corresponding Property

Format Provider

Click the ellipsis (…​) to choose a format provider. The format provider is a specific language from a region that will govern how the editor is formatted.

Mask Display Mode

Use the drop-down to select how the editor should mask the text in the control.

Mask Input

This sets the input mask used by the editor.

Reset Format Provider

Clicking this will clear the format provider, removing any specific language you may have chosen.

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Misc Description Corresponding Property

Buttons Left

Click the ellipsis (…​) to open the ButtonsLeft collection. This is a collection of custom buttons that can be placed on the left of the editor.

Buttons Right

Click the ellipsis (…​) to open the ButtonsRight collection. This is a collection of custom buttons that can be placed on the right of the editor.