Disabling Text Input for Dates

[Richard]

Hi

I know you can hide the text input box for a datepicker using

<DateInput style="display:none"></DateInput>

How do I get the inputbox to display but not allow the user to enter a date but only allow them to pick a date from the pop up?

Thanks

Richard

[Giuseppe]

Hi Richard,

You can use the ReadOnly property of the DateInput component to achieve the desired functionality.

Hope this helps.


Sincerely yours,
Manuel
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[The Oracle]

Is there a way to toggle ReadOnly from javascript?  There doesn't seem to be any property such as dateInput.set_readOnly(true).

Thanks,
Graeme

[The Oracle]

It turns out, I can use this work-around:

	function MakePickerReadOnly(picker)
	{
	picker.set_enabled(true);  //show an enabled style
	var input = picker.get_dateInput();  //retrieves the inner DateInput portion of the DatePicker
	input._textBoxElement.readOnly = true;  //the inner reference to the input object; changes appearance to "ReadOnly" style.
	}

Graeme