DateTimePicker and MonthCalendar controls in WPF

DatePicker (or) MonthCalendar:

Namespace : System.Windows.Controls.DatePicker
DatePicker that let user to set the date and handles events for date selection.

Designer Code:

        <DatePicker Height="25" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Name="datePicker1" 
            VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="115" />

            IsDropDownOpen="True" <!-- To open the drop down>
        

Code Behind:

To retive the selected date from the DatePicker:

        // Window1.xaml.cs

        private void datePicker1_SelectedDateChanged(object sender, 
        SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(datePicker1.SelectedDate.ToString());
        }

        //Other properties
       
        datePicker1.DisplayDate = new DateTime(2012, 5, 5);
        datePicker1.DisplayDateStart = new DateTime(2012, 5, 2);
        datePicker1.DisplayDateEnd = new DateTime(2012, 5, 31);
        datePicker1.FirstDayOfWeek = DayOfWeek.Monday;

        

BlackoutDates:

To make collection of dates not avalible set this property.

        <DatePicker.BlackoutDates>
                <CalendarDateRange Start="5/3/2012" End="5/7/2012"/>
                <CalendarDateRange Start="5/11/2012" End="5/13/2012"/>
            </DatePicker.BlackoutDates>
        

Code Behind:

BlackoutDates from code:

        // Window1.xaml.cs

        datePicker1.BlackoutDates.Add(new CalendarDateRange(
        new DateTime(2012, 3, 5),
        new DateTime(2012, 8, 5)
        ));
        

Multiple Date Selection:

        <DatePicker.SelectedDates>
        <sys:DateTime>5/5/2012</sys:DateTime>
        <sys:DateTime>7/10/2012</sys:DateTime>
        </DatePicker.SelectedDates>
        

Image as Background of a DatePicker:

        <DatePicker.Background>
             <ImageBrush ImageSource="Images\win2wpf.JPG" Opacity="0.5"/>
        </DatePicker.Background>
        

DateTimePicker:

No direct equivalent in WPF.Use Windows forms host for this
Add references to WindowsFormsIntegration.dll from program files\reference assemblies and System.Windows.Forms from the .net tab.

WindowsFormsHost integration for DateTimePicker:

  <Window x:Class="WindowsApplication1.Window1"
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
  Title="WindowsApplication1"
  xmlns:wf="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Forms;assembly=System.Windows.Forms"
  >
      <Grid>
        <WindowsFormsHost>
          <wf:DateTimePicker></wf:DateTimePicker>
        </WindowsFormsHost>
      </Grid>
  </Window>
      

There is control avaliable in codeplex, Link:http://datetimepickerwpf.codeplex.com/