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Messages

configuration

Allows localization of the strings that are used in the widget.

messages

Object

<input id="datepicker" />
<script>
$("#datepicker").kendoDatePicker({
    "weekNumber": true,
    "messages": {
        "weekColumnHeader": "W"
    }
 })
</script>

messages.dateInput

Object

The messages that DateInput uses. Use it to customize or localize the placeholders of each date/time part.

<input id="datepicker" />
<script>
$("#datepicker").kendoDatePicker({
    dateInput: true,
    messages:{
        dateInput:{
            "year": "year",
            "month": "month",
            "day": "day",
            "weekday": "day of the week",
            "hour": "hours",
            "minute": "minutes",
            "second": "seconds",
            "dayperiod": "AM/PM"
        }
    }
});
</script>

messages.weekColumnHeader

String

Allows customization of the week column header text in the Calendar. Set the value to make the widget compliant with web accessibility standards.

Default: ""

<input id="datepicker" />
<script>
$("#datepicker").kendoDatePicker({
    "weekNumber": true,
    "messages": {
        "weekColumnHeader": "W"
    }
 })
</script>

Messages

messages

messages.dateInput

messages.weekColumnHeader

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