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Min

methods

Gets or sets the minimum value of the DateTimePicker.

min

Parameters:valueDate|String

The minimum time value to set for a DateTimePicker, expressed as a Date object or as a string.

Returns:Date

The minimum time value of a DateTimePicker.

<input id="datetimepicker" />
<script>
$("#datetimepicker").kendoDateTimePicker();

var datetimepicker = $("#datetimepicker").data("kendoDateTimePicker");

var min = datetimepicker.min();

/* The result can be observed in the DevTools(F12) console of the browser. */
console.log(min);
</script>

<input id="datetimepicker" />
<script>
$("#datetimepicker").kendoDateTimePicker();

var datetimepicker = $("#datetimepicker").data("kendoDateTimePicker");

datetimepicker.min(new Date(2000, 0, 1));
</script>