How to open datepicker when tapping on an icon?

Question

I have an icon on the UI and when tapping on it I need to open the calendar directly.

<DatePicker 
    x:Name="DA_DatePicker"
    HorizontalOptions="CenterAndExpand"
    IsVisible="False"
    Date="{Binding SelectedDate, Mode=TwoWay}"
    MinimumDate="2024-01-01"
    MaximumDate="2025-12-31"
    Format="MM/dd"
    DateSelected="OnDateSelected"/>

Is there any way to do it on MAUI? When tap on it I set the visibility to true, but on UI only current date is showing.

Answer 1

For android, you can use handler.PlatformView.PerformClick(); to make the DatePicker appear when image was tabbed. For iOS DA_DatePicker.Focus(); will open the datepicker.

    public void CalendarClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (DeviceInfo.Platform == DevicePlatform.iOS)
        {
            DA_DatePicker.Focus();
        }
        else
        {
            var handler = DA_DatePicker.Handler as IDatePickerHandler;
#if ANDROID
                handler.PlatformView.PerformClick();
#endif
        }
    }