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RadDateTimePicker Object
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The following table lists the most important methods of the RadDateTimePicker client-side object.
| Name | Parameters | Return Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| get_selectedDate | none | Date | Returns the selected date and time, or null if no date is selected. | 
| set_selectedDate | Date | none | Assigns the value of the date/time picker. | 
| isEmpty | none | boolean | Returns true if the value is unassigned. | 
| get_maxDate | none | Date | Returns the latest dateand time the user can select. | 
| set_maxDate | Date | none | Sets the latest date and time the user can select. | 
| get_minDate | none | Date | Returns the earliest date and time the user can select. | 
| set_minDate | Date | none | Sets the earliest date and time the user can select. | 
| get_focusedDate | none | Date | Returns the date that determines the view the popup calendar uses when the value of the date/time picker is not assigned. | 
| set_focusedDate | Date | none | Sets the date that determines the view the popup calendar uses when the value of the date/time picker is not assigned. | 
| get_enabled | none | boolean | Gets whether the control is enabled. | 
| set_enabled | boolean | none | Sets whether the control is enabled and operable by the user. | 
| get_enableScreenBoundaryDetection | boolean | none | Gets whether the control switches the popup direction automatically, depending on the proximity of the page boundaries. | 
| set_enableScreenBoundaryDetection | boolean | none | Sets whether the control switches the popup direction automatically, depending on the proximity of the page boundaries. | 
| get_popupDirection | none | 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 | none | Sets the (default) popup direction of the calendar and timeview popups. This property is related to the screen boundary detection. | 
| isPopupVisible | none | boolean | Returns whether the popup calendar is visible. | 
| isTimePopupVisible | none | boolean | Returns whether the popup time view is visible. | 
| get_calendar | none | RadCalendar | Returns a reference to the client object for the popup calendar. | 
| get_timeView | none | RadTimeView | Returns a reference to the client object for the popup time view. | 
| get_dateInput | none | RadDateInput | Returns a reference to the client object for the input area. For details on using this object, see the RadInput documentation. | 
| get_element | none | HTML element | Returns the DOM element for the entire RadDateTimePicker control. | 
| get_textBox | none | HTML element | Returns the DOM element for the text box that implements the input area. | 
| get_popupButton | none | HTML element | Returns the DOM element for the calendar popup button. | 
| get_timePopupButton | none | HTML element | returns the DOM element for the time popup button. | 
| get_popupContainer | none | HTML element | Returns the DOM element for the  that contains the popup calendar. | 
| get_timePopupContainer | none | HTML element | Returns the DOM element for the  that contains the popup time view. | 
Methods
| Name | Parameters | Return Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| clear | none | none | Clears the selection, leaving the value as unassigned. | 
| showPopup | integer, integer | none | Displays the popup calendar at the specified coordinates. If the two parameters are omitted, the popup appears below the input area. | 
| showTimePopup | integer, integer | none | Displays the popup time view at the specified coordinates. If the two parameters are omitted, the popup appears below the input area. | 
| hidePopup | none | none | Hides the popup calendar if it is showing. | 
| hideTimePopup | none | none | Hides the popup time view if it is showing. | 
| togglePopup | none | none | Toggles the visible state of the popup calendar. | 
| toggleTimePopup | none | none | Toggles the visible state of the popup time view. |