WPF Datepicker to disable user input

Question

I have a datepicker, but it is allowing me to enter any text. I want to disable user from entering text. User should be allowed to select date from the calendar.

Answer 1

This one worked for me (global style for all datepickers):

<Style TargetType="{x:Type DatePickerTextBox}">
    <Setter Property="Template">
        <Setter.Value>
            <ControlTemplate>
                <TextBox IsReadOnly="True" x:Name="PART_TextBox" Text="{Binding Path=SelectedDate, StringFormat='dd.MM.yyyy', RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type DatePicker}}}" />
            </ControlTemplate>
        </Setter.Value>
    </Setter>
</Style>

Be aware: it also sets a custom string format.

Answer 2

Add the property

Focusable = "False"

to your datepicker. This should not allow user to enter any string in datepicker textbox

<DatePickerTextBox Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="3" Margin="2" Name="SelectedDate"   IsReadOnly="True" Focusable="False"></DatePickerTextBox>

Answer 3

No need to set any thing to datepicker, when you out focus datepicker will remove text automatically, only date was remain in textbox.

Answer 4

Just set the IsEnabled to false and that should solve your problem

Answer 5

Set the IsHitTestVisible and Focusable properties to false.

Answer 6

seems like there is no property on DatePicker to make the TextBox read only.

Try the below style setting

        <DatePicker x:Name="MyDatePicker">
            <DatePicker.Resources>
                <Style TargetType="DatePickerTextBox">
                    <Setter Property="IsReadOnly" Value="True"/>
                </Style>
            </DatePicker.Resources>
        </DatePicker>