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Time Picker Control Specification

The Time Picker control is a user interface component that allows users to select a specific time value within a given range. This control is implemented in WPF .NET Core v6.0 and provides a flexible and customizable way to pick time values in your applications.

Features

  • Allows selection of time values with a 12-hour or 24-hour clock format
  • Provides support for setting a minimum and maximum time range
  • Offers an intuitive and easy-to-use interface for selecting time values
  • Displays time values in a customizable format
  • Provides a number of customization options to allow developers to tailor the control to their specific needs
  • Supports data binding and validation
  • Includes an AM/PM toggle for the 12-hour clock format

Usage

To use the Time Picker control in your application, simply add it to your XAML code:

<Window x:Class="MyApp.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:MyApp.Controls">
    <Grid>
        <controls:TimePicker />
    </Grid>
</Window>

By default, the Time Picker control will display time values in a 12-hour clock format. To change this to a 24-hour format, simply set the Is24HourFormat property to true:

<controls:TimePicker Is24HourFormat="True" />

Properties

The following properties are available on the Time Picker control:

SelectedTime

Gets or sets the currently selected time value. This property is of type DateTime?.

MinimumTime

Gets or sets the minimum time value that can be selected. This property is of type DateTime?.

MaximumTime

Gets or sets the maximum time value that can be selected. This property is of type DateTime?.

Is24HourFormat

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control should display time values in a 24-hour clock format. This property is of type bool and defaults to false.

TimeFormat

Gets or sets the format string used to display time values. This property is of type string and defaults to "h:mm tt" for 12-hour format and "HH:mm" for 24-hour format.

Customization

The Time Picker control provides a number of customization options to allow developers to tailor the control to their specific needs. The following properties are available for customization:

Background

Gets or sets the background color of the control.

BorderBrush

Gets or sets the brush used to draw the border of the control.

BorderThickness

Gets or sets the thickness of the control's border.

FontFamily

Gets or sets the font family used to display text in the control.

FontSize

Gets or sets the font size used to display text in the control.

Foreground

Gets or sets the foreground color of the control.

Padding

Gets or sets the padding within the control.

Template

Gets or sets the control's template. This property is of type ControlTemplate.

Data Binding

The Time Picker control supports data binding to allow you to bind the control's properties to your application's data model. The following properties are available for data binding:

SelectedTime

The SelectedTime property can be bound to a DateTime? property in your data model.

MinimumTime

The MinimumTime property can be bound to a DateTime? property in your data model.

MaximumTime

The MaximumTimeproperty can be bound to a DateTime? property in your data model.

Validation

The Time Picker control supports validation to ensure that the selected time value falls within a specified range. You can use the ValidationRule class to create custom validation rules for the control.

The following example shows how to create a validation rule that ensures the selected time value is within a specified range:

public class TimeRangeValidationRule : ValidationRule
{
    public DateTime? Minimum { get; set; }
    public DateTime? Maximum { get; set; }

    public override ValidationResult Validate(object value, CultureInfo cultureInfo)
    {
        DateTime? time = value as DateTime?;
        if (time == null)
        {
            return new ValidationResult(false, "Invalid time value.");
        }

        if (Minimum != null && time.Value.TimeOfDay < Minimum.Value.TimeOfDay)
        {
            return new ValidationResult(false, "Time value is below the minimum allowed value.");
        }

        if (Maximum != null && time.Value.TimeOfDay > Maximum.Value.TimeOfDay)
        {
            return new ValidationResult(false, "Time value is above the maximum allowed value.");
        }

        return ValidationResult.ValidResult;
    }
}

To use this validation rule with the Time Picker control, add an instance of the rule to the control's ValidationRules collection:

<controls:TimePicker>
    <controls:TimePicker.ValidationRules>
        <local:TimeRangeValidationRule Minimum="{Binding MinTime}" Maximum="{Binding MaxTime}" />
    </controls:TimePicker.ValidationRules>
</controls:TimePicker>

Conclusion

The Time Picker control provides a flexible and customizable way to pick time values in your WPF .NET Core v6.0 applications. With its support for data binding, validation, customization, and the added AM/PM toggle for the 12-hour format, you can easily tailor the control to your specific needs.