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Date and time

BrowseName: DateTimePicker
SuperType: Element (Item)
TypeView path: Tipi > UI > Controlli base > Data e ora

Display DateTime data.

Applications

Typically used to display the date and time of an event of interest, for example the activation of an alarm. The value is therefore typically a dynamic link to the variable of interest.

Use the object at runtime

Change date and time

  1. Click on value, which becomes editable.

  2. Set the different fields. To move between the fields click on them, use the arrows or use the TAB key.

  3. To confirm the value, press the ENTER key, or to cancel the edit and restore the previous value, press the ESC key or click outside the object area.

Properties

Name

BrowseName

DataType

Description
Value

Value

DateTime

Value displayed and possibly changed by the user
Font family

FontFamily

Font

Font family
Font weight

FontWeight

FontWeightEnum

Font weight
Font italic

FontItalic

Boolean

Enables/disables italics in the text
Font size

FontSize

Size

Font size
Text color

TextColor

Color

Color of the text to display
Control in read-only mode

ReadOnly

Boolean

Enables/disables the read-only mode. If enabled, it is not possible to write in the text box but, for example, it is possible to select the existing text for copy-paste.
Text horizontal alignment

TextHorizontalAlignment

TextHorizontalAlignment

Indicates where the text is positioned on the horizontal axis
Text vertical alignment

TextVerticalAlignment

TextVerticalAlignment

Indicates where the text is positioned on the vertical axis
Border color

BorderColor

Color

Color of the polygon border
Input format

InputFormat

DateTimePickerInputFormatEnum
Visible

Visible

Boolean
Show/hide the window.
(Inherited from Element)
Enabled

Enabled

Boolean
Enables/disables the interaction with the user (True = enabled; False = disabled).
(Inherited from Element)
Opacity

Opacity

Float
Opacity level (0 = transparent)
(Inherited from Element)
Left margin

LeftMargin

Size
(Only if Horizontal Alignment = Left or Center or Stretch) Distance between the left edge of the object and the left edge of its container.
(Inherited from Element)
Top margin

TopMargin

Size
(Only if Vertical Alignment = Top or Center or Stretch) Distance between the top edge of the object and the top edge of its container.
(Inherited from Element)
Right margin

RightMargin

Size
(Only if Horizontal Alignment = Right or Center or Stretch) Distance between the right edge of the object and the right edge of its container.
(Inherited from Element)
Bottom margin

BottomMargin

Size
(Only if Vertical Alignment = Bottom or Center or Stretch) Distance between the bottom edge of the object and the bottom edge of its container.
(Inherited from Element)
Width

Width

Size
Width of the window. It can assume values greater than or equal to zero. The Auto value sets the width equal to the width of the content (in this case, in the absence of content the object collapses).
(Inherited from Element)
Height

Height

Size
Height of the window. It can assume values greater than or equal to zero. The Auto value sets the height equal to the height of the content (in this case, in the absence of content the object collapses).
(Inherited from Element)
Horizontal alignment

HorizontalAlignment

HorizontalAlignment
Alignment of the object on the horizontal axis. Left = the left side is positioned on the left side of the container, except for the left margin; Right = the right side is positioned on the right side of the container, except for the right margin; Center = the center of the object is positioned in the center of the container, except for the left and/or right margins; Stretch = object width equals container width, except for the left and/or right margins.
(Inherited from Element)
Vertical alignment

VerticalAlignment

VerticalAlignment
Alignment of the object on the vertical axis. Top = the top side is positioned on the top side of the container, except for the top margin; Bottom = the bottom side is positioned on the bottom side of the container, except for the bottom margin; Center = the center of the object is positioned in the center of the container, except for the top and/or bottom margins; Stretch = object height equals container height, except for the top and/or bottom margins.
(Inherited from Element)
Rotation

Rotation

Size
Rotation of the object around its center point. Positive values indicate clockwise arc degrees.
(Inherited from Element)

Events

Modified value

BrowseName: UserValueChanged