Angular: Material Datepicker: date range selection in month view

I am working with Angular/Material version 19 (standalone).

When I want to display the calendar in a month view, this is my template's code:

<mat-calendar #calendar
[(selected)]="selected"
[dateClass]="dateClass"
(selectedChange)="onDateSelected($event)">
</mat-calendar>




And everything is working fine.

When I want to display the calendar for date range selection, this is the template code:

<mat-form-field>
<mat-label>Select a date range</mat-label>
<mat-date-range-input [formGroup]="range" [rangePicker]="picker">
<input matStartDate formControlName="start" placeholder="Start date" readonly />
<input matEndDate formControlName="end" placeholder="End date" readonly />
</mat-date-range-input>
<mat-datepicker-toggle matIconSuffix [for]="picker"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
<mat-date-range-picker #picker></mat-date-range-picker>
</mat-form-field>




And everything is working fine with that too.

But now, I need them combined - I need to show the calendar in a month view, but for the user to select a date range and not just a single specific date.

How do I do that exactly? If that's possible, of course.

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