datepicker in popup directly open when I click a button? - windows-phone-8

Question

As described i input a datepicker in my xaml file
when i run the page ,datepicker just show like this:
then I have to tap the datepicker to enter the select page like this :
Now
I need to directly open the fullscreen datepicker select page when I click a button
the address give a way that I can just Navigate to the select page,
but I don't know how ?

Answer 1

I'm the poster.
i find a solution myself
Override DatePicker class with our custom DatePickerCustom class. Create new class "DatePickerCustom.cs"
public class DatePickerCustom : DatePicker
{
public void ClickTemplateButton()
{
Button btn = (GetTemplateChild("DateTimeButton") as Button);
ButtonAutomationPeer peer = new ButtonAutomationPeer(btn);
IInvokeProvider provider = (peer.GetPattern(PatternInterface.Invoke) as IInvokeProvider);
provider.Invoke();
}
}
then in the mainpage.xaml.cs
private DatePickerCustom datePicker;
// Constructor
public MainPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
Loaded += new RoutedEventHandler(MainPage_Loaded);
}
void MainPage_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
// create datePicker programmatically
if (this.datePicker == null)
{
this.datePicker = new DatePickerCustom();
this.datePicker.IsTabStop = false;
this.datePicker.MaxHeight = 0;
this.datePicker.ValueChanged += new EventHandler<DateTimeValueChangedEventArgs>(datePicker_ValueChanged);
LayoutRoot.Children.Add(this.datePicker);
}
}
void datePicker_ValueChanged(object sender, DateTimeValueChangedEventArgs e)
{
// now we may use got value from datePicker
TextBlock1.Text = this.datePicker.ValueString;
}
so that when do an action like tap or click, the fullscreen datepicker page will be shown
private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
this.datePicker.ClickTemplateButton();
}
ps: timepicker can also do the same thing
ps2:here is the details
#Mario Galván
hope it help u