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RadDatePicker object
Updated over 6 months ago
The following table lists the most important properties and methods of the RadDatePicker client-side object.
Properties
| Name | Parameters | Return Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| get_selectedDate | Date | Returns the selected date, or null if no date is selected. | |
| set_selectedDate | Date | Assigns the value of the date picker. | |
| isEmpty | boolean | Returns true if the value is unassigned. | |
| get_maxDate | Date | Returns the latest date the user can select. | |
| set_maxDate | Date | Sets the latest date the user can select. | |
| get_minDate | Date | Returns the earliest date the user can select. | |
| set_minDate | Date | Sets the earliest date the user can select. | |
| get_focusedDate | Date | Returns the date that determines the view the popup calendar uses when the value of the date picker is not assigned. | |
| set_focusedDate | Date | Sets the date that determines the view the popup calendar uses when the value of the date picker is not assigned. | |
| get_enabled | boolean | Gets whether the control is enabled. | |
| set_enabled | boolean | Sets whether the control is enabled and operable by the user. | |
| get_enableScreenBoundaryDetection | boolean | Gets whether the control switches the popup direction automatically, depending on the proximity of the page boundaries. | |
| set_enableScreenBoundaryDetection | boolean | Sets whether the control switches the popup direction automatically, depending on the proximity of the page boundaries. | |
| get_popupDirection | Telerik.Web.RadDatePickerPopupDirection | Gets the (default) popup direction of the calendar and timeview popups. This property is related to the screen boundary detection. | |
| set_popupDirection | Telerik.Web.RadDatePickerPopupDirection | Sets the (default) popup direction of the calendar and timeview popups. This property is related to the screen boundary detection. | |
| isPopupVisible | boolean | Returns whether the popup calendar is visible. | |
| get_calendar | RadCalendar | Returns a reference to the client object for the popup calendar. | |
| get_dateInput | RadDateInput | Returns a reference to the client object for the input area. For details on using this object, see the RadInput documentation. | |
| get_element | HTML element | Returns the DOM element for the entire RadDatePicker control. | |
| get_textBox | HTML element | Returns the DOM element for the text box that implements the input area. | |
| get_popupButton | HTML element | Returns the DOM element for the calendar popup button. | |
| get_popupContainer | HTML element | Returns the DOM element for the that contains the popup calendar. |
Methods
| Name | Parameters | Return Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| clear | Clears the selection, leaving the value as unassigned. | ||
| showPopup | integer, integer | Displays the popup calendar at the specified coordinates. If the two parameters are omitted, the popup appears below the input area (see example below). | |
| hidePopup | Hides the popup calendar if it is showing. | ||
| togglePopup | Toggles the visible state of the popup calendar. |