---
title: "DatePicker control in WPF"
description: "We can use DatePicker control in WPF to select an appropriate date. In XAML DatePicker element is used to create a DatePicker control. In this demons"
author: "Anonymous User"
published: 2011-04-08
updated: 2019-12-23
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/541/datepicker-control-in-wpf
category: "wpf"
tags: ["wpf"]
reading_time: 2 minutes
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# DatePicker control in WPF
We can use DatePicker control in WPF to select an appropriate date. In XAML element is used to create a DatePicker control. In this demonstration we learn how to use DatePicker control in WPF.\
##### Some major properties related with DatePicker control
- **BlackoutDates**—BlackoutDate property is used to cross the date in date picker control which is not accessible by user for selected.
- **DisplayDate**—DisplayDate property is used to set date on control which is shown when DatePicker control is launch in application. By default it is the current date of the system.
- **FirstDayOfWeak**—FirstDayOfWeak property represents first day of month in date picker control.
- **SelectedDate**—SelectedDate property is used to retrieve selected date of date picker control.
- **SelectedDateFormat**—SelectedDateFormat property is used to change display date format.
##### The following XAML code snippet create a UI of DatePicker control demo
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##### Output of the following code snippet is as follows
When user click on calendar icon then a calendar is open and user can select an appropriate date. After selecting date when user click on Get Selected Date button then selected date will be shown in message box.
##### Code at the click event of Get Selected Date
```
private void btn_click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e){ MessageBox.Show(datePicker1.SelectedDate.Value.ToString());}
```
##### Output of the following code snippet is as follows
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