Choose a time
Handle a time change with the TimePicker’s documented event contract.
The current canonical event is Change; ValueChanged remains a supported alias used by this sample. Keep presentation formatting separate from the selected value. This lesson constrains time to 06:00–22:00, so test those boundaries before experimenting with a wider range.
Step 1Prepare a safe practice project#
Extract the archive into a new writable folder, separate from your own application. Open TimePicker.mcproj in McBasic™. Keep every declared source, layout, resource and migration file together.
To reconstruct it yourself, create a DesktopApp project and add the files declared below. In the complete project, follow these steps as a guided rebuild: replace each named source file once and Check after all its procedures are present.
Exact project configuration
{
"schemaVersion": 1,
"projectId": "11c4a5dd-3e18-4c86-91d7-4e0c2bd0f410",
"name": "TimePickerSample",
"kind": "DesktopApp",
"language": {
"dialect": "McBasic1",
"requireExplicit": true,
"compare": "Binary",
"defaultArrayBase": 0
},
"application": {
"bundleIdentifier": "com.mcbasic.samples.timepicker",
"version": "0.1.0",
"buildNumber": "1",
"startupFormId": "form-main",
"shutdownMode": "OnStartupFormClosed"
},
"forms": [
{
"id": "form-main",
"typeName": "frmMain",
"layout": "Forms/frmMain.form.json",
"code": "Forms/frmMain.bas"
}
],
"modules": [],
"classes": [],
"tests": [],
"references": [],
"resources": [],
"targets": [
"osx-arm64"
],
"capabilities": []
}Step 2Build the Form and set its properties#
frmMain
Select the Form first and set its properties. Add containers before their children. These are initial Designer values, not statements to paste into a procedure.
| Form property | Value |
|---|---|
Caption | "TimePicker — McBasic" |
Width | 560 |
Height | 300 |
MinWidth | 440 |
MinHeight | 240 |
| Type | Name | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| TimePicker | tmpTime | Form |
| Label | lblStatus | Form |
| CommandButton | cmdClose | Form |
tmpTime · exact Inspector values
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
Left | 48 |
Top | 72 |
Width | 220 |
Height | 34 |
Value | "09:30:00" |
Minimum | "06:00:00" |
Maximum | "22:00:00" |
Clock | "24Hour" |
UseSeconds | True |
MinuteIncrement | 1 |
SecondIncrement | 1 |
TabIndex | 0 |
| Anchor edges | Left, Top |
lblStatus · exact Inspector values
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
Left | 48 |
Top | 128 |
Width | 460 |
Height | 36 |
Caption | "Time: 09:30:00" |
| Anchor edges | Left, Top |
cmdClose · exact Inspector values
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
Left | 48 |
Top | 192 |
Width | 140 |
Height | 36 |
Caption | "Close" |
TabIndex | 1 |
| Anchor edges | Left, Top |
Step 3Connect the events explicitly#
frmMain
| Object | Event | Procedure | Parameters |
|---|---|---|---|
tmpTime | ValueChangedAlias of Change | tmpTime_ValueChanged | ValueChanged() |
cmdClose | Click | cmdClose_Click | Click() |
| Form | Load | Form_Load | () |
Step 4Enter the complete behavior#
Open the named source file. Enter declarations first, then every procedure. Expand a procedure for its full body, or copy the complete file. Helpers are required: do not stop after entering the first Click handler.
Forms/frmMain.bas
Enter these declarations at file scope, before the procedures.
Option ExplicitPrivate Sub Form_Load()
Initialize state before enabling dependent actions. Keep the shared declarations and startup dependencies with this procedure.
Private Sub Form_Load()
tmpTime.Clock = "24Hour"
tmpTime.UseSeconds = True
tmpTime.MinuteIncrement = 5
tmpTime.SecondIncrement = 5
tmpTime.Minimum = TimeSerial(6, 0, 0)
tmpTime.Maximum = TimeSerial(22, 0, 0)
tmpTime.Value = TimeSerial(9, 30, 0)
lblStatus.Caption = "Time: " & Format(tmpTime.Value, "HH:mm:ss")
End SubPrivate Sub tmpTime_ValueChanged()
Read the current value or selection and update its dependent interface. The binding above determines which object calls this handler.
Private Sub tmpTime_ValueChanged()
lblStatus.Caption = "Changed: " & Format(tmpTime.Value, "HH:mm:ss")
End SubPrivate Sub cmdClose_Click()
Enter the complete action, including its input checks and calls to helper procedures.
Private Sub cmdClose_Click()
Unload Me
End SubCopy the complete Forms/frmMain.bas file
Replace the file once; do not append duplicate procedures.
Option Explicit
Private Sub Form_Load()
tmpTime.Clock = "24Hour"
tmpTime.UseSeconds = True
tmpTime.MinuteIncrement = 5
tmpTime.SecondIncrement = 5
tmpTime.Minimum = TimeSerial(6, 0, 0)
tmpTime.Maximum = TimeSerial(22, 0, 0)
tmpTime.Value = TimeSerial(9, 30, 0)
lblStatus.Caption = "Time: " & Format(tmpTime.Value, "HH:mm:ss")
End Sub
Private Sub tmpTime_ValueChanged()
lblStatus.Caption = "Changed: " & Format(tmpTime.Value, "HH:mm:ss")
End Sub
Private Sub cmdClose_Click()
Unload Me
End SubStep 5Keep resources and storage reproducible#
No external resource or migration files are declared. Any inline migration, seed data or local JSON is present in the code above. Runtime application data and private preferences are not included in the archive.
Step 6Check, run and test the result#
Save all files and run Check. Resolve diagnostics before Run. Developer CLI users can work from the extracted folder:
mcbasic check TimePicker.mcproj
mcbasic run TimePicker.mcprojAcceptance checklist
- Change the time and confirm the status updates.
- Try the 06:00 and 22:00 range boundaries.
- Use keyboard navigation through the picker.
Step 7Make one change and repeat the tests#
Display the selected time in a second format without changing its underlying value.
Save a working Git checkpoint first. Change one behavior, Check again and repeat the acceptance checklist. Compare with the downloaded solution if a regression appears.
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