Question

Can anyone know how to make a read-only DateTime picker in VB.NET?

Answer 1

There is no built-in way to change the DateTimePicker control to read-only. You could probably create your own custom read-only control that either contains or inherits the DateTimePicker control, however, you have several other much simpler options:

• If you never need the value to be editable, and it is only ever read-only, then don’t use the DateTimePicker control. You should, instead, use a Label control.
• If it’s sometimes editable and sometimes read-only, use the DateTimePicker control and just toggle the Enabled property to switch it between editable and read-only modes.
• If you want it to look like other entry controls, but not be grayed-out (as is the case when you disable it), then use a TextBox control and set it’s ReadOnly property to True.