Make DateTimePicker work as TimePicker only in WinForms

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How to restrict DateTimePicker to select the time only? I don't know how to disable calendar control which drops when you press the button at the right of DateTimePicker.

score 160 · Accepted Answer · edited May 09 '22 at 06:57

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A snippet out of the MSDN:

'The following code sample shows how to create a DateTimePicker that enables users to choose a time only.'

timePicker = new DateTimePicker();
timePicker.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Time;
timePicker.ShowUpDown = true;

And for anyone who wants to know what it looks like:

edited May 09 '22 at 06:57

IAmCoder

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answered Apr 08 '11 at 10:21

Peter

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Ha, the solution was simple: just set datetimepicker's ShowUpDown property to true and set Format to DateTimePickerFormat.Time. Only setting Format to DateTimePickerFormat.Time is not enough. – Blablablaster Apr 08 '11 at 10:24

score 45 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 19 '13 at 12:27

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...or alternatively if you only want to show a portion of the time value use "Custom":

timePicker = new DateTimePicker();
timePicker.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom;
timePicker.CustomFormat = "HH:mm"; // Only use hours and minutes
timePicker.ShowUpDown = true;

answered Sep 19 '13 at 12:27

Sverrir Sigmundarson

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If you use this route and you need to specify AM or PM you can add `tt` to the string. Full list of format options here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.datetimepicker.customformat(v=vs.110).aspx – AdamMc331 Dec 11 '15 at 20:11

score 14 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 08 '11 at 10:25

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You want to set its 'Format' property to be time and add a spin button control to it:

yourDateTimeControl.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Time;
yourDateTimeControl.ShowUpDown = true;

answered Apr 08 '11 at 10:25

SeeSharp

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score 2 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 08 '16 at 15:38

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If you want to do it from properties, you can do this by setting the Format property of DateTimePicker to DateTimePickerFormat.Time and ShowUpDown property to true. Also, customFormat can be set in properties.

edited Apr 08 '16 at 15:38

David Ferenczy Rogožan

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answered Jan 07 '15 at 04:35

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score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 26 '17 at 17:01

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The best way to do this is this:

datetimepicker.Format = DatetimePickerFormat.Custom;
datetimepicker.CustomFormat = "HH:mm tt";
datetimepicker.ShowUpDowm = true;

answered Nov 26 '17 at 17:01

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I like how you added the "tt" to custom format so we can choose AM or PM – Jamisco May 16 '18 at 03:34

score -2 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 02 '15 at 11:42

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Add below event to DateTimePicker

Private Sub DateTimePicker1_KeyPress(sender As Object, e As KeyPressEventArgs) Handles DateTimePicker1.KeyPress
    e.Handled = True
End Sub

answered Feb 02 '15 at 11:42

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This language definitely doesn't look like C#. Also, you should explain what that code does. How it disables changes of date, but preserves changes of time. – David Ferenczy Rogožan Apr 08 '16 at 15:39

Make DateTimePicker work as TimePicker only in WinForms

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