Retieving Day Value From Calendar

Last post 01-19-2007 5:00 AM by ascension. 3 replies.

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  • Retieving Day Value From Calendar

    01-18-2007, 10:36 AM
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    Hi

    I am trying to retrieve the day of the week that is selected on the calendar and apply it to a label on the same page.

    I have already managed to apply the date by using

    Label4.Text = Calendar1.SelectedDate.ToShortDateString();

    How would I go about doing this?

     Thanks

  • Re: Retieving Day Value From Calendar

    01-18-2007, 1:49 PM
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    Instead of using ToShortDateString, use ToString() and pass the desired formatting characters, found here: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kb3ddd4.aspx

    For example:

    Label4.Text = Calendar1.SelectedDate.ToString("dddd MMMM dd, yyyy");

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  • Re: Retieving Day Value From Calendar

    01-18-2007, 3:11 PM
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    Use this:

    DateTime _selectedDate = Calendar1.SelectedDate;
    Label4.Text = _selectedDate.DayOfWeek.ToString();

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  • Re: Retieving Day Value From Calendar

    01-19-2007, 5:00 AM
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    thanks very much this worked perfectly :)
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