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Demonstrates formats of the Current Date Label field.

The Current Date Label shows the selected date as a label. It appears in the calendar's footer. It is not shown by default.

The CurrentDateLabel property hosts settings for this field.
To show the label, use the CurrentDateLabel.ShowField property and specify which row it should appear in the footer.
To change its appearance, use the CurrentDateLabel.DateFormat property.


Controls

DateFormat=Abbreviated

Previous Month
Next Month
August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2627282930311
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
303112345
Fri, Aug 7, 2026


DateFormat=AbbreviatedNoYear

Previous Month
Next Month
August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2627282930311
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
303112345
Aug 7


DateFormat=Long

Previous Month
Next Month
August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2627282930311
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
303112345
Friday, August 7, 2026


DateFormat=LongNoYear

Previous Month
Next Month
August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2627282930311
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
303112345
August 7


DateFormat=Short

Previous Month
Next Month
August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2627282930311
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
303112345
8/7/2026


DateFormat=ShortNoYear


Source Code (C#)

<script runat="server">
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { Calendar1.SelectedDate = DateTime.Today; Calendar2.SelectedDate = DateTime.Today; Calendar3.SelectedDate = DateTime.Today; Calendar4.SelectedDate = DateTime.Today; Calendar5.SelectedDate = DateTime.Today; Calendar6.SelectedDate = DateTime.Today; }
</script> <h2>DateFormat=Abbreviated</h2> <des:Calendar ID="Calendar1" runat="server"> <CurrentDateLabel ShowField="RecommendedRow" DateFormat="Abbreviated" /> </des:Calendar> <br/><br/> <h2>DateFormat=AbbreviatedNoYear</h2> <des:Calendar ID="Calendar2" runat="server"> <CurrentDateLabel ShowField="RecommendedRow" DateFormat="AbbreviatedNoYear" /> </des:Calendar> <br/><br/> <h2>DateFormat=Long</h2> <des:Calendar ID="Calendar3" runat="server"> <CurrentDateLabel ShowField="RecommendedRow" DateFormat="Long" /> </des:Calendar> <br/><br/> <h2>DateFormat=LongNoYear</h2> <des:Calendar ID="Calendar4" runat="server"> <CurrentDateLabel ShowField="RecommendedRow" DateFormat="LongNoYear" /> </des:Calendar> <br/><br/> <h2>DateFormat=Short</h2> <des:Calendar ID="Calendar5" runat="server"> <CurrentDateLabel ShowField="RecommendedRow" DateFormat="Short" /> </des:Calendar> <br/><br/> <h2>DateFormat=ShortNoYear</h2> <des:Calendar ID="Calendar6" runat="server"> <CurrentDateLabel ShowField="RecommendedRow" DateFormat="ShortNoYear" /> </des:Calendar>

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