RadCalendar for ASP.NET AJAX
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By default, RadCalendar lays out its day matrix like an ordinary calendar, with 7 columns (one for each day of the week) and 6 rows (the maximum number of weeks needed in a month). You can change this default layout using two properties: Orientation and MonthLayout.

Horizontal orientation

When Orientation is "RenderInRows" (the default), the days are laid out horizontally, in rows. Three values of the MonthLayout property are designed for showing a single month using this horizontal orientation:

  • When MonthLayout = "Layout_7columns_x_6rows" and Orientation = "RenderInRows", each row represents a single week:

RadCalendar

  • When MonthLayout = "Layout_14columns_x_3rows" and Orientation = "RenderInRows", each row represents two weeks:

14x3 day matrix

  • When MonthLayout = "Layout_21columns_x_2rows" and Orientation = "RenderInRows", each row represents three weeks:

12x2 day matrix

Vertical orientation

When Orientation is "RenderInColumns", the days are laid out vertically, in columns. Three values of the MonthLayout property are designed for showing a single month using this vertical orientation:

  • When MonthLayout = "Layout_7rows_x_6columns" and Orientation = "RenderInColumns", each column represents a single week:

6x7 day matrix

  • When MonthLayout = "Layout_14rows_x_3columns" and Orientation = "RenderInColumns", each column represents two weeks:

3x14 day matrix

  • When MonthLayout = "Layout_21rows_x_2columns" and Orientation = "RenderInColumns", each column represents three weeks:

2x21 day matrix

Changing the dimensions of the day matrix directly

The dimensions of the day matrix are not limited to the 6 possible values of the MonthLayout property. You can set the number of rows and columns separately using the SingleViewRows and SingleViewColumns properties. For example, the following screen shot shows an entire year in a single matrix on a RadCalendar with SingleViewRows = 7 and SingleViewColumns = 53:

One year day matrix

Note

When using the SingleViewRows and SingleViewColumns properties, the day matrix typically does not focus on a single month. To control the first week that appears in the resulting calendar, set the FocusedDate property to a day in the first month you want to appear at the beginning of the calendar.

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