You can define the date pattern through the visual designers, for example, the C1InputDate Smart Tag or the C1InputDate Designer, or programmatically through the C1InputDate object.

When the user edits the date at run time, note the following:

• Formatted fields represented in string form, such as month or day of the week in Long date pattern, can be typed as numbers on the keyboard and their string representation is updated automatically.
• UP/DOWN ARROWS can be used to increase/decrease the current field.

C1InputDate General Properties

The following table lists general properties of the C1InputDate control:

Property	Description
Date	DateTime value.
DateFormat	Date format pattern or date format character (preset character).
Placeholder	The Placeholder property determines the text that will be displayed for blank status.
Calendar	Determines the Calendar element for a date input.

C1InputDate Format Characters

The C1InputDate format characters are case-sensitive. The following table lists standard format characters:

Preset Pattern	Name
d	Short date pattern
D	Long date pattern
t	Short time pattern
T	Long time pattern
F	Full date/time pattern(short time)
g	General date/time pattern (short time)
G	General date/time pattern (long time)
U	Universal sortable date/time pattern

C1InputDate Format Patterns

The C1InputDate patterns are case-sensitive. The following table lists standard patterns:

Format Pattern	Description
d	The day of the month. Single-digit days will not have a leading zero.
dd	Two-digit day of the month. Single-digit days will have a leading zero.
ddd	The abbreviated name of the day of the week.
dddd	The full name of the day of the week.
M	The numeric month. Single-digit months will not have a leading zero.
MM	The numeric month. Single-digit months will have a leading zero.
MMM	The abbreviated name of the month.
MMMM	The full name of the month.
y	The year without the century. If the year without the century is less than 10, the year is displayed with no leading zero.
yy	The year without the century. If the year without the century is less than 10, the year is displayed with a leading zero.
yyyy	Four-digit year (0000 through 9999).
h	The hour in a 12-hour clock. Single-digit hours will not have a leading zero.
hh	The hour in a 12-hour clock. Single-digit hours will have a leading zero.
H	The hour in a 24-hour clock. Single-digit hours will not have a leading zero.
HH	The hour in a 24-hour clock. Single-digit hours will have a leading zero.
m	The minute. Single-digit minutes will not have a leading zero.
mm	The minute. Single-digit minutes will have a leading zero.
s	The second. Single-digit seconds will not have a leading zero.
ss	The second. Single-digit seconds will have a leading zero.
t	The first character in the AM/PM designator.
tt	The AM/PM designator.