---
name: "wxDateEvent"
section: "3erl"
platform: "linux"
package: "erlang-manpages"
version: "1:25.2.3+dfsg-1+deb12u4"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wxDateEvent"
---

# wxDateEvent(3erl)

Functions for wxDateEvent class

## NAME

wxDateEvent - Functions for wxDateEvent class

## DESCRIPTION

This event class holds information about a date change and is used together with *wxDatePickerCtrl*. It also serves as a base class for *wxCalendarEvent*.

This class is derived (and can use functions) from: *wxCommandEvent* *wxEvent*

wxWidgets docs: wxDateEvent

## DATA TYPES

```
wxDateEvent() = wx:wx_object()
```

```
wxDate() =
    #wxDate{type = wxDateEvent:wxDateEventType(),
            date = wx:wx_datetime()}
```

```
wxDateEventType() = date_changed
```

## EXPORTS

```
getDate(This) -> wx:wx_datetime()
```

Types:

This = wxDateEvent()\

Returns the date.