messagesObject
The messages that DateInput uses. Use it to customize or localize the placeholders of each date/time part.
Example - customize column menu messages
<input id="dateinput" />
<script>
$("#dateinput").kendoDateInput({
    messages:{
        "year": "year",
        "month": "month",
        "day": "day",
        "weekday": "day of the week",
        "hour": "hours",
        "minute": "minutes",
        "second": "seconds",
        "dayperiod": "AM/PM"
    }
});
</script>messages.yearString(default: "year")
The placeholder for the years part.
Example
<input id="dateinput" />
<script>
$("#dateinput").kendoDateInput({
    messages: {
        "year": "Select year"
    }
});
</script>messages.monthString(default: "month")
The placeholder for the months part.
Example
<input id="dateinput" />
<script>
$("#dateinput").kendoDateInput({
    messages: {
        "month": "Select month"
    }
});
</script>messages.dayString(default: "day")
The placeholder for the day of the month part.
Example
<input id="dateinput" />
<script>
$("#dateinput").kendoDateInput({
    messages: {
        "day": "Select day"
    }
});
</script>messages.weekdayString(default: "day of the week")
The placeholder for the day of the week part.
Example
<input id="dateinput" />
<script>
$("#dateinput").kendoDateInput({
    messages: {
        "weekday": "Choose weekday"
    }
});
</script>messages.hourString(default: "hours")
The placeholder for the hours part.
Example
<input id="dateinput" />
<script>
$("#dateinput").kendoDateInput({
    messages: {
        "hour": "Enter hour"
    }
});
</script>messages.minuteString(default: "minutes")
The placeholder for the minutes part.
Example
<input id="dateinput" />
<script>
$("#dateinput").kendoDateInput({
    messages: {
        "minute": "Enter minutes"
    }
});
</script>messages.secondString(default: "seconds")
The placeholder for the seconds part.
Example
<input id="dateinput" />
<script>
$("#dateinput").kendoDateInput({
    messages: {
        "second": "Enter seconds"
    }
});
</script>messages.dayperiodString(default: "AM/PM")
The placeholder for the AM/PM part.
Example
<input id="dateinput" />
<script>
$("#dateinput").kendoDateInput({
    messages: {
        "dayperiod": "AM/PM"
    }
});
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