Can I use keyboard events to type digits into the DatePicker component?

[Thomas]

Currently, I am using a KeyboardEvent to programmatically press the right arrow inside of a DatePicker component.

This example works as expected:


I don't seem to be able to use KeyboardEvents to input numbers into the DatePicker. This example fails:


What is the correct way to programmatically type digits into a DatePicker?

[Stoyan]

Hi Thomas,

Thanks for the provided information and code snippets.

To achieve the desired behaviour, the DatePicker component allows the developer to plug into the DateInput and provide a custom one. This being said, from there the developer can add custom event listeners / dispatches to the DateInput and manipulate its behaviour.

I've created a short StackBlitz demo which demonstrates the said above. In it, when the DatePicker is focused, if you click 1 (keyCode 49) the DatePicker will get new Date() as its new value

https://stackblitz.com/edit/react-eppc8n?file=app%2Fapp.jsx

I hope this information helps.

Regards,
Stoyan
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