Display Calendar widget on click (like date picker) or enable date picker to select range

[Vedad]

Hello, 

 

I have a specific request - enable user to display and select date range when click on the single button or on text box. Behavior of date picker suits fine, but unfortunately it lacks ability to select date range. On the other side, calendar widget has ability to select date range, but I cannot figure out how to bind it to the text box and show - hide on demand.

 

Is there any way to achieve this?

 

Thank you in advance.

Regards,

Vedad

[Viktor Tachev]

Hello Vedad,

By design the DatePicker component allows selecting single date only. Having a range selection in the widget is not available out of the box. Currently selecting a range of dates requires two DatePicker widgets for start and end date like in the example below.

• https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/datepicker/rangeselection

With that said, our roadmap for R1 2019 release includes a DateRangePicker component that will enable the users to select range of dates from a single component.


Regards,
Viktor Tachev
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[Vedad]

Hi Viktor, 

thank you for your response. Unfortunately, having two pick boxes is not an option for us at the moment. 

I was thinking of using calendar widget and try to bring it up on click and destroy on close. Would that be feasible and any suggestions how? 

Thanks a lot,

Vedad

[Viktor Tachev]

Hello Vedad,

I have prepared a small sample that illustrates how similar functionality can be implemented. You can use it as a starting point and adjust it based on your specific requirements.

• https://dojo.telerik.com/UVUXeQIM/2

Regards,
Viktor Tachev
Progress Telerik

[Vedad]

Hi Viktor, 

Thank you for proposal, I will take a look and see if we can use it. Looks like something I had in mind, but I didn't remember to try to put it into tooltip. (nicely done!:)

I will let you know how it ended up.

Thanks again,

Vedad

[Viktor Tachev]

Hello Vedad,

I am glad that you like the suggested approach. Try it out and see how it works out in your scenario. 

In case you have additional queries please let us know.


Regards,
Viktor Tachev
Progress Telerik

[Vedad]

Hi Viktor, 

Thanks a lot for a help, this approach worked out after some minor tuning.

Regards,

Vedad