---
title: "Vision - Popup Calendar"
description: "The popup calendar is a popular way to provide date/time choosing controls on a window."
---

# Vision - Popup Calendar

> The popup calendar is a popular way to provide date/time choosing controls on a window.

![](pcalendar0.png)

**Component Palette Icon**:  

![](pcalendar1.png)

## Description
The popup calendar displays a drop-down menu on a window. When clicked, a Calendar pops up to allow users to select a date and/or time.

## Properties
| Property 	| Description 	| Property Type 	| Scripting 	| Category 	|
|---	|---	|---	|---	|---	|
| Background Color 	| The background color of the component. Can be chosen from color wheel, chosen from color palette, or entered as RGB or HSL value. See [Color Selector](appendix/reference-pages/color-selector-reference/color-selector-reference.mdx). 	| Color 	| .background 	| Appearance 	|
| Border 	| The border surrounding this component. Options are No border, Etched (Lowered), Etched (Raised), Bevel (Lowered), Bevel (Raised), Bevel (Double), and Field Border.**Note**: The border is unaffected by rotation. As of 8.1.21, the "Button Border" and "Other Border" options are removed. 	| Border 	| .border 	| Common 	|
| Calendar Background 	| The background color for the popup calendar. See [Color Selector](appendix/reference-pages/color-selector-reference/color-selector-reference.mdx). 	| Color 	| .calendarBackground 	| Appearance 	|
| Cursor 	| The mouse cursor to use when hovering over this component. Options are: Default, Crosshair, Text, Wait, Hand, Move, SW Resize, or SE Resize. 	| int 	| .cursorCode 	| Common 	|
| Date 	| The date that this component represents. 	| Date 	| .date 	| Data 	|
| Enabled 	| If disabled, a component cannot be used. 	| boolean 	| .componentEnabled 	| Common 	|
| Font 	| Font of text on this component. 	| Font 	| .font 	| Appearance 	|
| Foreground Color 	| The foreground color of the component. SSee [Color Selector](appendix/reference-pages/color-selector-reference/color-selector-reference.mdx). 	| Color 	| .foreground 	| Appearance 	|
| Format String 	| The date formatting pattern used to display this date. 	| String 	| .format 	| Behavior 	|
| Mouseover Text 	| The text that is displayed in the tooltip which pops up on mouseover of this component. 	| String 	| .toolTipText 	| Common 	|
| Name 	| The name of this component. 	| String 	| .name 	| Common 	|
| Quality 	| The data quality code for any Tag bindings on this component. 	| QualityCode 	| .quality 	| Data 	|
| Selected Border 	| The border for the selected day indicator. 	| Border 	| .selectedBorder 	| Appearance 	|
| Show Navigation 	| Turn this off if you don't want to show the year and month navigation buttons. 	| boolean 	| .showNavigation 	| Appearance 	|
| Show OK Button 	| Turn this off if you don't want to show the OK button. The latched date and the immediate date will be equivalent. 	| boolean 	| .showOkButton 	| Behavior 	|
| Show Time 	| Turn this off if you don't want to show the time panel. 	| boolean 	| .showTime 	| Behavior 	|
| Styles 	| Contains the component's styles. 	| Dataset 	| .styles 	| Appearance 	|
| Text 	| The displayed text of the date (depends on the format string). 	| String 	| .text 	| Data 	|
| Time Display Format 	| The format for displaying time in the panel. 	| int 	| .timeDisplayFormat 	| Behavior 	|
| Time Style 	| Select how this calendar should treat the time portion of the date. 	| int 	| .timeStyle 	| Behavior 	|
| Title Background 	| The background of the title bar. 	| Color 	| .titleBackground 	| Appearance 	|
| Today Background 	| Background color for the today indicator. See [Color Selector](appendix/reference-pages/color-selector-reference/color-selector-reference.mdx). 	| Color 	| .todayBackground 	| Appearance 	|
| Today Foreground 	| Foreground color for the today indicator. See [Color Selector](appendix/reference-pages/color-selector-reference/color-selector-reference.mdx). 	| Color 	| .todayForeground 	| Appearance 	|
| Visible 	| If disabled, the component will be hidden. 	| boolean 	| .visible 	| Common 	|
| Weekend Background 	| Background color for the weekend indicators. See [Color Selector](appendix/reference-pages/color-selector-reference/color-selector-reference.mdx). 	| Color 	| .weekendBackground 	| Appearance 	|
| Weekend Foreground 	| Foreground color for the weekend indicators. See [Color Selector](appendix/reference-pages/color-selector-reference/color-selector-reference.mdx). 	| Color 	| .weekendForeground 	| Appearance 	|

### Deprecated Properties 
| Property 	| Description 	| Property Type 	| Scripting 	| Category 	|
|---	|---	|---	|---	|---	|
| Data Quality 	| The data quality code for any Tag bindings on this component. 	| int 	| .dataQuality 	| Deprecated 	|

## Scripting

### Scripting Functions
This component does not have scripting functions associated with it.

### Extension Functions
This component does not have extension functions associated with it.

### Event Handlers
Event handlers allow you to run a script based off specific triggers. See the full list of available event handlers on the [Component Events](ignition-modules/vision/scripting-in-vision/component-events/component-events.md) page

## Customizers
+ [Vision Component Customizers](ignition-modules/vision/working-with-vision-components/vision-component-customizer/vision-component-customizer.md)
+ [Style Customizer](ignition-modules/vision/working-with-vision-components/vision-component-customizer/vision-component-customizer.md#style-customizer)