DatePickerComponent

Represents the Kendo UI DatePicker component for Angular.

Selector

kendo-datepicker

Export Name

Accessible in templates as #kendoDatePickerInstance="kendo-datepicker"

Inputs

activeView

Defines the active view that the Calendar initially renders (see example). By default, the active view is month.

You have to set activeView within the topView-bottomView range.

bottomView

Defines the bottommost Calendar view to which the user can navigate (see example).

disabled

Sets or gets the disabled property of the DatePicker and determines whether the component is active (see example).

disabledDatesValidation

Determines whether the built-in validator for disabled date ranges is enforced when validating a form (see example).

focusedDate

Specifies the focused date of the Calendar component (see example).

format

Specifies the date format that is used to display the input value (see example).

formatPlaceholder

Defines the descriptions of the format sections in the input field. (more information and examples).

Copy Code@Component({
selector: 'my-app',
template: `
<div class="row example-wrapper" style="min-height: 450px;">
 <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-6 example-col">
   <p>Full-length format description:</p>
   <kendo-datepicker formatPlaceholder="wide"></kendo-datepicker>
 </div>

 <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-6 example-col">
   <p>Narrow-length format description:</p>
   <kendo-datepicker formatPlaceholder="narrow"></kendo-datepicker>
 </div>

 <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-6 example-col">
   <p>Short-length format description:</p>
   <kendo-datepicker formatPlaceholder="short"></kendo-datepicker>
 </div>

 <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-6 example-col">
   <p>Display defined format:</p>
   <kendo-datepicker format="MM/dd/yyyy" formatPlaceholder="formatPattern"></kendo-datepicker>
 </div>

 <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-6 example-col">
   <p>Custom defined format descriptions</p>
   <kendo-datepicker format="MM/dd/yyyy"
     [formatPlaceholder]="{ year: 'y', month: 'M', day: 'd' }"
   ></kendo-datepicker>
 </div>
</div>
`
})
class AppComponent { }

max

Specifies the biggest valid date (see example).

min

Specifies the smallest valid date (see example).

navigation

Sets or gets the navigation property of the Calendar and determines whether the navigation side-bar is displayed. (see example).

placeholder

Specifies the hint the DatePicker displays when its value is null. (more information and exaples).

Copy Code@Component({
selector: 'my-app',
template: `
 <kendo-datepicker placeholder="Enter birth date..."></kendo-datepicker>
`
})
class AppComponent { }

rangeValidation

Determines whether the built-in min or max validators are enforced when validating a form.

readOnlyInput

Sets the read-only state of the DatePicker input field (see example).

Note that if you set the readonly property value to true, the input will be rendered in a read-only state regardless of the readOnlyInput value.

readonly

Sets the read-only state of the DatePicker (see example).

tabindex

Sets or gets the tabindex property of the DatePicker.

title

Sets the title of the input element of the DatePicker.

topView

Defines the topmost Calendar view to which the user can navigate (see example).

weekNumber

Determines whether to display a week number column in the month view of the Calendar (see example).

disabledDates

Sets the dates of the DatePicker that will be disabled (see example).

popupSettings

Configures the popup options of the DatePicker.

The available options are:

• animate: Boolean—Controls the popup animation. By default, the open and close animations are enabled.
• popupClass: String—Specifies a list of CSS classes that are used to style the popup.

value

Specifies the value of the DatePicker component.

The value has to be a valid JavaScript Date instance.

Fields

isOpen

Returns the current open state of the popup.

Events

close

Fires each time the popup is about to close. This event is preventable. If you cancel the event, the popup will remain open (more information and example).

blur

Fires each time the input element gets blurred (more information and example).

To wire the event programmatically, use the onBlur property.

Copy Code@Component({
selector: 'my-app',
template: `
 <kendo-datepicker (blur)="handleBlur()"></kendo-datepicker>
`
})
class AppComponent {
  public handleBlur(): void {
     console.log("Component is blurred");
  }
}

focus

Fires each time the user focuses the input element (more information and example).

To wire the event programmatically, use the onFocus property.

Copy Code@Component({
selector: 'my-app',
template: `
 <kendo-datepicker (focus)="handleFocus()"></kendo-datepicker>
`
})
class AppComponent {
  public handleFocus(): void {
     console.log("Component is focused");
  }
}

open

Fires each time the popup is about to open. This event is preventable. If you cancel the event, the popup will remain closed (more information and example).

valueChange

Fires each time the user selects a new value (more information and example).

Methods

blur

Blurs the DatePicker component.

focus

Focuses the DatePicker component.

Copy Code@Component({
selector: 'my-app',
template: `
 <button (click)="datepicker.focus()">Focus date picker</button>
 <kendo-datepicker #datepicker></kendo-datepicker>
`
})
class AppComponent { }

toggle

Toggles the visibility of the popup. If you use the toggle method to show or hide the popup, the open and close events do not fire.

Parameters

show?

The state of the popup.