DatePickerComponent

Represents the Kendo UI DatePicker component for Angular.

Selector

kendo-datepicker

Export Name

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

Inputs

Name	Type	Default	Description
activeView	CalendarView		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.
adaptiveMode	AdaptiveMode		Enables or disables the adaptive mode. By default the adaptive rendering is disabled.
allowCaretMode	boolean	false	Determines if the users should see a blinking caret inside the Date Input when possible.
animateCalendarNavigation	boolean	false	Determines whether to enable animation when navigating to previous/next Calendar view. Applies to the classic Calendar only. This feature uses the Web Animations API. In order to run the animation in browsers that do not support it, you need the web-animations-js polyfill.
autoCorrectParts	boolean	true	Determines whether to autocorrect invalid segments automatically.
autoFill	boolean	false	When enabled, the DatePicker will autofill the rest of the date to the current date when the component loses focus.
autoSwitchKeys	string[]		A string array representing custom keys, which will move the focus to the next date format segment.
autoSwitchParts	boolean	true	Determines whether to automatically move to the next segment after the user completes the current one.
bottomView	CalendarView		Defines the bottommost Calendar view to which the user can navigate (see example).
calendarType	CalendarType		Specifies the Calendar type. The possible values are: infinite (default) classic
clearButton	boolean	false	If set to true, renders a clear button after the input text or DatePicker value has been changed. Clicking this button resets the value of the component to null and triggers the valueChange event.
disabled	boolean		Sets or gets the disabled property of the DatePicker and determines whether the component is active (see example). To learn how to disable the component in reactive forms, refer to the article on Forms Support.
disabledDates	Date[] | Day[] | (date: Date) => boolean		Sets the dates of the DatePicker that will be disabled (see example).
disabledDatesValidation	boolean		Determines whether the built-in validator for disabled date ranges is enforced when validating a form (see example).
enableMouseWheel	boolean	true	Indicates whether the mouse scroll can be used to increase/decrease the time segments values.
fillMode	DateInputFillMode		Sets the fillMode of the component. The possible values are: solid (Default) flat outline none
focusedDate	Date		Specifies the focused date of the Calendar component (see example).
footer	boolean	false	Toggles the visibility of the Calendar footer.
format	string | FormatSettings		Specifies the date format that is used to display the input value (see example). Format value options: string - Provide a string if a single format is going to be used regardless whether the input is focused or blurred. FormatSettings - To display different formats when the component is focused or blurred, provide a settings object with specified inputFormat and displayFormat values.
formatPlaceholder	DateInputFormatPlaceholder		Defines the descriptions of the format sections in the input field. (more information and examples). ts @Component({ selector: 'my-app', template: ` <div class="row example-wrapper" [style.min-height.px]="450"> <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> ` }) export class AppComponent { }
incompleteDateValidation	boolean		Determines whether the built-in validation for incomplete dates is to be enforced when a form is being validated.
inputAttributes	{[key: string]: string}		Sets the HTML attributes of the inner focusable input element. Attributes which are essential for certain component functionalities cannot be changed.
max	Date		Specifies the biggest valid date (see example). By default, the max value is 2099-12-31.
min	Date		Specifies the smallest valid date (see example). By default, the min value is 1900-1-1.
navigation	boolean		Sets or gets the navigation property of the Calendar and determines whether the navigation side-bar is displayed. (see example).
placeholder	string		Specifies the hint the DatePicker displays when its value is null. (more information and exaples). ts @Component({ selector: 'my-app', template: ` <kendo-datepicker placeholder="Enter birth date..."></kendo-datepicker> ` }) export class AppComponent { }
popupSettings	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. appendTo: 'root' | 'component' | ViewContainerRef—Controls the popup container. By default, the popup will be appended to the root component. popupClass: String—Specifies a list of CSS classes that are used to style the popup.
rangeValidation	boolean		Determines whether the built-in min or max validators are enforced when validating a form.
readonly	boolean	false	Sets the read-only state of the DatePicker (see example).
readOnlyInput	boolean		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.
rounded	DateInputRounded		Sets the border radius of the component. The possible values are: small medium (Default) large full none
showOtherMonthDays	boolean		Displays the days that fall out of the current month in the Calendar (see example). The default values per Calendar type are: infinite - false classic - true
size	DateInputSize		Sets the size of the component. The possible values are: small medium (Default) large none
subtitle	string		Sets the subtitle text rendered in the header of the popup(action sheet). Applicable only when AdaptiveMode is set to auto.
tabindex	number		Sets or gets the tabindex property of the DatePicker.
title	string		Sets the title of the input element of the DatePicker and the title text rendered in the header of the popup(action sheet). Applicable only when AdaptiveMode is set to auto.
topView	CalendarView		Defines the topmost Calendar view to which the user can navigate (see example).
twoDigitYearMax	number		The maximum year to assume to be from the current century when typing two-digit year value (see example). The default value is 68, indicating that typing any value less than 69 will be assumed to be 20xx, while 69 and larger will be assumed to be 19xx.
value	Date		Specifies the value of the DatePicker component. The value has to be a valid JavaScript Date instance or null.
weekDaysFormat?	WeekDaysFormat	'short'	Sets the format of the displayed Calendar week days' names.
weekNumber	boolean		Determines whether to display a week number column in the month view of the Calendar (see example).

Fields

Name	Type	Default	Description
isOpen	boolean		Indicates whether the component is currently open. That is when the popup or actionSheet is open.

Events

Name	Type	Description
close	EventEmitter<PreventableEvent>	Fires each time the popup is about to close (see example). This event is preventable. If you cancel the event, the popup will remain open.
blur	EventEmitter<any>	Fires each time the input element gets blurred (see example).
focus	EventEmitter<any>	Fires each time the user focuses the input element (see example).
open	EventEmitter<PreventableEvent>	Fires each time the popup is about to open (see example). This event is preventable. If you cancel the event, the popup will remain closed.
valueChange	EventEmitter<Date>	Fires each time the user selects a new value (see example).

Methods

blur
Blurs the DatePicker component.

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

toggle
Toggles the visibility of the popup or actionSheet. If you use the toggle method to show or hide the popup or actionSheet, the open and close events do not fire.
Parameters show? boolean The state of the popup.