Set Options for Multiple DatePickers using setOptions

[Jacques]

Considering the following HTML: 

<input value="" class="date-depth-year"><br />
<input value="" class="date-depth-year"><br />
<input value="" class="date-depth-year"><br />
<input value="" class="date-depth-year"><br />
<input value="" class="date-depth-year"><br />

Why does the following NOT work (to be specific, it sets the min date for the first date picker only, not all of them): 

<script>
    $(".date-depth-year").kendoDatePicker({
      start: "year",
      depth: "year"});

    console.log ($("[data-role=datepicker]").length);
    $("[data-role=datepicker]").data("kendoDatePicker").setOptions({
      min: "2014/12/01"
    });

  </script>

I know I can do this using a jQuery each loop, which definitely works, but I was interested to know why the above JS wouldn't work to set the min values for all the DatePickers on that page? 

See the following dojo:
http://dojo.telerik.com/@Jacques.vanderhoven/ebawO

Thanks,
Jacques

[Kiril Nikolov]

Hello Jacques,

Currently Kendo UI will not loop[ through the items passed to the initialization script. And this is why we recommend the use of ID's in order to render the widgets on the page with unique identifiers. 

The workaround you already know - loop through the selection and initialize every single widget. it should not make much difference from a performance standpoint.

Regards,
Kiril Nikolov
Telerik

 

 

[Jacques]

Hi Kiril, 

I think you might have that wrong. 

You CAN initialize all widgets like that with a single call, you just can't do something like setOptions after the widget has been initialized already.

?

[Kiril Nikolov]

Hello Jacques,

Well it will work in some cases. The reason is the same - Kendo UI will not loop through the selected items and execute the function for each one of them and will set the first widget only.

Regards,
Kiril Nikolov
Telerik

 

 

[Jacques]

Not sure this makes much sense, but ok I'll accept that. I've marked your previous comment as the answer. 

Thanks,
Jacques

[Kiril Nikolov]

Hello Jacques,


Happy to hear that you accepted the answer.

In case you have any other questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

Regards,

Kiril Nikolov

Telerik