對于希望將基于視覺化的時間添加到Java應用程序或applet的開發者來說，MiG Calendar日歷控件是最佳的選擇，因為您能非常簡單地將它添加到您的工程中。與簡單的日期挑選程序以及日程控件不同的是，MiG Calendar日歷程序能實現完全可配置功能以及具有廣泛的IDE整合功能。

MiG Calendar is a Java component that displays a visually very advanced calendar. What really differs this component from others is the extreme flexibility built in from the start, especially when it comes to the visual presentation and flexible layout. Everything visual is drawn in layers, called decorators, and they can easily be rearranged, modified, extended or recreated.

When we say extremely flexible, we really mean Extremely Flexible. The main reasons for this is:

• The visual style and layout are both theamable and the component includes a visual Theme Editor to edit and create Themes.
• Almost every aspect of the component can be "overridden" to implement totally new behaviors or visual effects.
• Overridable/exchangeable renderers are used extensively for creating the visuals. Those renderers are easy to extend or rewrite.
• Interfaces and abstract base classes have been used to the same degree as in Swing.
• MiG Calendar can be used as a date picker in a Combo Box, a generic calendar view, advanced date spinner(s) including support for date ranges or an API used for advanced date handling.

The component follows the MVC (Model View Controller) paradigm. This ensures that the decoupling of the visual part from the data. An example of this is the possibility to have many views of activities, say a day and a week view, and when you move or resize an activity in on view, the other view(s) are updated live.