How to put a CXTPDatePickerControl in a RibbonBar

Use CXTPControlCustom.

I modified my code like this:

 

 pTab = pRibbonBar->AddTab(ID_TAB_CALENDAR);
 CXTPRibbonGroup* pGroup = pTab->AddGroup(ID_GROUP_CALENDAR);
 pGroup->SetControlsCentering(true);
 CXTPControlCustom* pDatePicker = new CXTPControlCustom();
 CXTPDatePickerControl* pDatePickerCtrl = new CXTPDatePickerControl();
 pDatePickerCtrl->Create(WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, CRect(0, 0, 300, 128), pRibbonBar, ID_DATE_PICKER_CTRL);
 pDatePicker->SetControl(pDatePickerCtrl);
 pGroup->Add(pDatePicker, ID_DATE_PICKER);

 

then it shows on ribbon. but, because the height of CXTPDatePickerControl is bigger than the height of RibbonBar, it shows only the top of CXTPDatePickerControl. it's ugly!

 

who can give me a better idea?
thanks!

 

but i don't like DatePickerComboBox, because it is not derived from CXTPControlComboBox.

Can u show me how to derive it from CXTPControlComboBox?

 

i find another choice. like this:

 

 pTab = pRibbonBar->AddTab(ID_TAB_CALENDAR);
 CXTPRibbonGroup* pGroup = pTab->AddGroup(ID_GROUP_CALENDAR);
 pGroup->SetControlsCentering(true);
 pControl = pGroup->Add(xtpControlSplitButtonPopup, ID_DATE_TEXT); // just static text to show date
 pControl->SetID(0);
 pControl->SetStyle(xtpButtonCaption);
 CXTPControlCustom* pDatePicker = new CXTPControlCustom();
 CXTPDatePickerControl* pDateCtrl = new CXTPDatePickerControl();
 pDateCtrl->Create(WS_TABSTOP | WS_CHILD, CRect(0, 0, 290, 400), pRibbonBar, ID_DATE_PICKER_CTRL);
  pDatePicker->SetControl(pDateCtrl);
  pDatePicker->SetFlags(xtpFlagManualUpdate);
 pControl->GetCommandBar()->GetControls()->Add(pDatePicker, ID_DATE_PICKER);

 

It's nice except one problem. after i clicked the down arrow, the DatePicker is shown as a drop list, and it's ok. but it doesn't disappear after i cliked a 'date'!

 

And, it will be very appreciate if u teach me how to "catch it menually".

 

Oleg !

Thank you very much!