Returns or sets the appearance that is applied to the column headers.
The following code sample demonstrates how to use the properties of the DateTimeInterval class, and the derived classes TimeInterval and DateTinterval, to customize the appearance and behavior of the PrimaryInterval and the members of the AdditionalIntervals collection.
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports Infragistics.Win
Imports Infragistics.Win.UltraWinSchedule
Public Sub InitDateTimeIntervals(ByVal control As UltraTimelineView)
' Remove all additional intervals
control.AdditionalIntervals.Clear()
' Get the current culture's date/time format info
Dim formatInfo As System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat
' Create a monthly interval set its header format to the YearMonthPattern
' for the current culture so that the year is displayed along with the month name.
Dim monthInterval As DateInterval = New DateInterval(1, DateIntervalUnits.Months)
monthInterval.HeaderTextFormat = formatInfo.YearMonthPattern
' Create a bi-weekly interval use the 'RangeStart' HeaderTextFormatStyle,
' and customize the format so it shows as a pay period. Also, set its
' SynchronizingDate property to the first Monday of the year so that the
' cycles begin on a Monday.
Dim biWeeklyInterval As DateInterval = New DateInterval(2, DateIntervalUnits.Weeks)
biWeeklyInterval.HeaderTextFormatStyle = TimelineViewHeaderTextFormatStyle.RangeStart
biWeeklyInterval.HeaderTextFormat = String.Format("\P\a\y \P\e\r\i\o\d: {0}", formatInfo.MonthDayPattern)
biWeeklyInterval.SynchronizingDate = New DateTime(2009, 1, 5)
' Create a daily interval since we already have the year showing,
' we can set the format to only display the name of the day of the week.
Dim dayInterval As DateInterval = New DateInterval(1, DateIntervalUnits.Days)
dayInterval.HeaderTextFormat = "dddd"
' Create 1-hour TimeIntervals for some of the different U.S. time zones
Dim tzHawaii As TimeZoneInfo = TimeZoneInfo.FromStandardName("Hawaiian Standard Time", False)
If Not tzHawaii Is Nothing Then
Dim hawaii As New TimeInterval(1, TimeIntervalUnits.Hours)
hawaii.TimeZone = tzHawaii
hawaii.LabelText = "Hawaii"
hawaii.LabelToolTipText = tzHawaii.DisplayName
' Use the colors of the Hawaii state flag to style the appearance
hawaii.HeaderAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.None
hawaii.HeaderAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Red
hawaii.HeaderAppearance.BackColor = Color.White
hawaii.HeaderAppearance.BorderColor = Color.Black
hawaii.LabelAppearance.BackColor = Color.White
hawaii.DateNavigationButtonAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Red
hawaii.DateNavigationButtonAppearance.BorderColor = Color.Navy
' Set DateNavigationButtonVisibility to 'ShowOnFirstAndLastHeader', and set
' DateNavigationButtonAction to 'None'
hawaii.DateNavigationButtonVisibility = TimelineViewDateNavigationButtonVisibility.ShowOnFirstAndLastHeader
hawaii.DateNavigationButtonAction = TimelineViewDateNavigationButtonAction.None
' Add it to the AdditionalIntervals collection
control.AdditionalIntervals.Add(hawaii)
End If
Dim tzAlaska As TimeZoneInfo = TimeZoneInfo.FromStandardName("Alaskan Standard Time", False)
If Not tzAlaska Is Nothing Then
Dim alaska As TimeInterval = New TimeInterval(1, TimeIntervalUnits.Hours)
alaska.TimeZone = tzAlaska
alaska.LabelText = "Alaska"
alaska.LabelToolTipText = tzAlaska.DisplayName
' Use the colors of the Alaska state flag to style the appearance
alaska.HeaderAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.None
alaska.HeaderAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Goldenrod
alaska.HeaderAppearance.BackColor = Color.CornflowerBlue
alaska.HeaderAppearance.BorderColor = Color.Black
alaska.LabelAppearance.BackColor = Color.CornflowerBlue
alaska.DateNavigationButtonAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Goldenrod
alaska.DateNavigationButtonAppearance.BorderColor = Color.Black
' Set DateNavigationButtonVisibility to 'ShowOnFirstAndLastHeader', and set
' DateNavigationButtonAction to 'None'
alaska.DateNavigationButtonVisibility = TimelineViewDateNavigationButtonVisibility.ShowOnFirstAndLastHeader
alaska.DateNavigationButtonAction = TimelineViewDateNavigationButtonAction.None
' Add it to the AdditionalIntervals collection
control.AdditionalIntervals.Add(alaska)
End If
' Handle the DateNavigationButtonClicked event so we can customize
' the navigation for the Alaska and Hawaii intervals.
AddHandler control.DateNavigationButtonClicked, AddressOf Me.OnDateNavigationButtonClicked
' Create a 30-minute TimeInterval that will be used as the PrimaryInterval;
' Since we have other time zones showing, show the current time zone's name
' in the tooltip.
Dim primaryInterval As TimeInterval = New TimeInterval(30, TimeIntervalUnits.Minutes)
Dim tzCurrent As TimeZoneInfo = TimeZoneInfo.CurrentTimeZone
If Not tzCurrent Is Nothing Then
Dim standardName As String = tzCurrent.StandardName
Dim acronym As String = standardName
' Build an acronym from the standard name and assign that
' string value to the LabelText property
Dim split As String() = standardName.Split(" ".ToCharArray(), StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
If (Split.Length > 1) Then
acronym = String.Empty
For Each s As String In split
acronym += s(0)
Next
End If
primaryInterval.LabelText = acronym
primaryInterval.LabelToolTipText = standardName
' Set some appearance properties
primaryInterval.HeaderAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.None
primaryInterval.HeaderAppearance.ForeColor = SystemColors.ControlDark
primaryInterval.HeaderAppearance.BackColor = SystemColors.Control
primaryInterval.HeaderAppearance.BorderColor = SystemColors.ControlDarkDark
primaryInterval.LabelAppearance.BackColor = SystemColors.Control
End If
' Assign the TimeInterval to the PrimaryInterval property
control.PrimaryInterval = primaryInterval
' Add each interval we created to the AdditionalIntervals collection
control.AdditionalIntervals.Add(monthInterval)
control.AdditionalIntervals.Add(biWeeklyInterval)
control.AdditionalIntervals.Add(dayInterval)
End Sub
'Declaration
Public Property HeaderAppearance As Infragistics.Win.AppearanceBase
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Infragistics.Win;
using Infragistics.Win.UltraWinSchedule;
public void InitDateTimeIntervals( UltraTimelineView control )
{
// Remove all additional intervals
control.AdditionalIntervals.Clear();
// Get the current culture's date/time format info
System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo formatInfo = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat;
// Create a monthly interval; set its header format to the YearMonthPattern
// for the current culture so that the year is displayed along with the month name.
DateInterval monthInterval = new DateInterval( 1, DateIntervalUnits.Months );
monthInterval.HeaderTextFormat = formatInfo.YearMonthPattern;
// Create a bi-weekly interval; use the 'RangeStart' HeaderTextFormatStyle,
// and customize the format so it shows as a pay period. Also, set its
// SynchronizingDate property to the first Monday of the year so that the
// cycles begin on a Monday.
DateInterval biWeeklyInterval = new DateInterval( 2, DateIntervalUnits.Weeks );
biWeeklyInterval.HeaderTextFormatStyle = TimelineViewHeaderTextFormatStyle.RangeStart;
biWeeklyInterval.HeaderTextFormat = string.Format("\\P\\a\\y \\P\\e\\r\\i\\o\\d: {0}", formatInfo.MonthDayPattern);
biWeeklyInterval.SynchronizingDate = new DateTime(2009, 1, 5 );
// Create a daily interval; since we already have the year showing,
// we can set the format to only display the name of the day of the week.
DateInterval dayInterval = new DateInterval( 1, DateIntervalUnits.Days );
dayInterval.HeaderTextFormat = "dddd";
// Create 1-hour TimeIntervals for some of the different U.S. time zones
TimeZoneInfo tzHawaii = TimeZoneInfo.FromStandardName( "Hawaiian Standard Time", false );
if ( tzHawaii != null )
{
TimeInterval hawaii = new TimeInterval( 1, TimeIntervalUnits.Hours );
hawaii.TimeZone = tzHawaii;
hawaii.LabelText = "Hawaii";
hawaii.LabelToolTipText = tzHawaii.DisplayName;
// Use the colors of the Hawaii state flag to style the appearance
hawaii.HeaderAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.None;
hawaii.HeaderAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Red;
hawaii.HeaderAppearance.BackColor = Color.White;
hawaii.HeaderAppearance.BorderColor = Color.Black;
hawaii.LabelAppearance.BackColor = Color.White;
hawaii.DateNavigationButtonAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Red;
hawaii.DateNavigationButtonAppearance.BorderColor = Color.Navy;
// Set DateNavigationButtonVisibility to 'ShowOnFirstAndLastHeader', and set
// DateNavigationButtonAction to 'None'
hawaii.DateNavigationButtonVisibility = TimelineViewDateNavigationButtonVisibility.ShowOnFirstAndLastHeader;
hawaii.DateNavigationButtonAction = TimelineViewDateNavigationButtonAction.None;
// Add it to the AdditionalIntervals collection
control.AdditionalIntervals.Add( hawaii );
}
TimeZoneInfo tzAlaska = TimeZoneInfo.FromStandardName( "Alaskan Standard Time", false );
if ( tzAlaska != null )
{
TimeInterval alaska = new TimeInterval( 1, TimeIntervalUnits.Hours );
alaska.TimeZone = tzAlaska;
alaska.LabelText = "Alaska";
alaska.LabelToolTipText = tzAlaska.DisplayName;
// Use the colors of the Alaska state flag to style the appearance
alaska.HeaderAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.None;
alaska.HeaderAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Goldenrod;
alaska.HeaderAppearance.BackColor = Color.CornflowerBlue;
alaska.HeaderAppearance.BorderColor = Color.Black;
alaska.LabelAppearance.BackColor = Color.CornflowerBlue;
alaska.DateNavigationButtonAppearance.ForeColor = Color.Goldenrod;
alaska.DateNavigationButtonAppearance.BorderColor = Color.Black;
// Set DateNavigationButtonVisibility to 'ShowOnFirstAndLastHeader', and set
// DateNavigationButtonAction to 'None'.
alaska.DateNavigationButtonVisibility = TimelineViewDateNavigationButtonVisibility.ShowOnFirstAndLastHeader;
alaska.DateNavigationButtonAction = TimelineViewDateNavigationButtonAction.None;
// Add it to the AdditionalIntervals collection
control.AdditionalIntervals.Add( alaska );
}
// Handle the DateNavigationButtonClicked event so we can customize
// the navigation for the Alaska and Hawaii intervals.
control.DateNavigationButtonClicked += new DateNavigationButtonClickedHandler(OnDateNavigationButtonClicked);
// Create a 30-minute TimeInterval that will be used as the PrimaryInterval
TimeInterval primaryInterval = new TimeInterval(30, TimeIntervalUnits.Minutes);
TimeZoneInfo tzCurrent = TimeZoneInfo.CurrentTimeZone;
if ( tzCurrent != null )
{
string standardName = tzCurrent.StandardName;
string acronym = standardName;
// Build an acronym from the standard name and assign that
// string value to the LabelText property
string[] split = standardName.Split(" ".ToCharArray(), StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
if ( split.Length > 1 )
{
acronym = string.Empty;
foreach( string s in split )
{
acronym += s[0];
}
}
primaryInterval.LabelText = acronym;
primaryInterval.LabelToolTipText = standardName;
// Set some appearance properties
primaryInterval.HeaderAppearance.BackGradientStyle = GradientStyle.None;
primaryInterval.HeaderAppearance.ForeColor = SystemColors.ControlDark;
primaryInterval.HeaderAppearance.BackColor = SystemColors.Control;
primaryInterval.HeaderAppearance.BorderColor = SystemColors.ControlDarkDark;
primaryInterval.LabelAppearance.BackColor = SystemColors.Control;
}
// Assign the TimeInterval to the PrimaryInterval property
control.PrimaryInterval = primaryInterval;
// Add each interval we created to the AdditionalIntervals collection
control.AdditionalIntervals.Add( monthInterval );
control.AdditionalIntervals.Add( biWeeklyInterval );
control.AdditionalIntervals.Add( dayInterval );
}
'Declaration
Public Property HeaderAppearance As Infragistics.Win.AppearanceBase
Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
