Question DateTimePicker displayed value is shifted right

[tim8w]

Is there a way to get DateTimePicker to display the long format (or a custom format 'dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy') so that it is left-aligned?

What I get is:

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| ssssFridayssss , September 11, 2020 |
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where 's' means space (the forum strips out the extra spaces)

If I use a TextBox like this:

DateTime.Now.ToString("dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy")

I get the desired results:

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| Friday , September 11, 2020 |
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Thanks,
Tim

 

[NoUserHere]

Try this for the string formats : Date formatting formulas - JungleDocs Documentation
Try this for patterns : DateTimeFormatInfo.GetAllDateTimePatterns Method (System.Globalization)
Try this for getting DateTime : Custom date and time format strings

 

[tim8w]

Try this for the string formats : Date formatting formulas - JungleDocs Documentation
Try this for patterns : DateTimeFormatInfo.GetAllDateTimePatterns Method (System.Globalization)
Try this for getting DateTime : Custom date and time format strings

Sheepings,
I already know which format to use, I am just trying to get rid of all the necessary spaces. If I use long format (or a custom format 'dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy') I get 'sssssFriday,sssSeptember 11, 2020' in the display box.

 

[Skydiver]

The OP is asking about whitespace I put the red boxes over:

 

[Skydiver]

Unfortunately, the DateTimePicker class is just a wrapper around the Win32 Date and Time Picker Custom Control. You'll have to subclass the Win32 custom control to change the way it draws things.

 

[NoUserHere]

Oh sorry. I've been writing python, react, asp, c++ all week. So the owl brain is a bit frazzled.

Alternative is to write your own custom control or find one already made by someone else. It will be less work than learning to repaint the current one. Although if you were using WPF instead of forms, you'd not have this issue.

 

[Skydiver]

Yes, with WPF, if you don't like the way a control looks, just change the template used by the control.