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Datepicker

Description

The Datepicker Node renders a datepicker to the user.

Automatically Triggered by Question Nodes

The Datepicker is automatically triggered whenever a Question Node with the Date type is used. This means that you rarely need to add the Datepicker Node.

Parameters

Parameter Description
Datepicker Title This is the title that will be shown in the header of the datepicker widget.
Locale A drop-down menu that lets you select a locale for the Datepicker. This automatically outputs the date format in the localized language.
Mode Mode determines the behavior of the Datepicker.
  • Single – a single date can be selected.
  • Multiple – lets the user select multiple dates.
  • Range – lets the user select a date range.
Button Texts
Parameter Description
Open Datepicker Button Text This is the text that is shown in the button that is rendered when the Datepicker is triggered. By default, is says: pick date.
Cancel Button Label This is the text that is shown on the "cancel" button that is rendered when the Datepicker has been opened. The default is cancel.
Submit Button Label This is the text that is shown on the "submit" button that is rendered when the Datepicker has been opened. The default is submit.
Date Settings

The Datepicker allows you to configure precisely which dates can be selected.

Parameter Description
Default Date This is the default selected date. If not filled out, it will be the current date.
Minimum Date This is the minimum date. If not filled out, it will not have a minimum date.
Maximum Date This is the maximum selectable date. If not filled out, it will not have a maximum date.
Time settings

The Datepicker allows you to configure whether times can be selected. If so, it also allows you to configure the default times in detail.

Parameter Description
Allow Date & Time Determines whether the Datepicker should additionally show selectable time.
Use 24-Hour Format If selected, the Datepicker will display times in 24-hour format (for example, 20:00h instead of 8:00PM).
Default Hour to show Configurable default hour.
Default minute to show Configurable default minute.
Step to increase hours The increment step size for hours. The default is 1 hour.
Step to increase minutes The incremental increase in minutes, when the minute selection is used. The default is 5 minutes.
Show seconds in picker Enable this setting to show seconds in the Datepicker options.
Enable/Disable Dates

The Datepicker can be configured to exclude or include specific dates. This setting is useful when certain dates should be unavailable, such as for a booking or reservation.

Enable specific dates

This setting allows you to enter a range of dates that should be enabled. If configured, all other dates will automatically be disabled. In addition, you can define a function that is used to enable dates, for example, only weekdays.

Example of enabling dates by function:

(date: Date): boolean => {
    /* The function takes in a Date object, and should return a boolean value.
    * If the function returns true, the date will be enabled.
    * Sunday = 0, Monday = 1, Tuesday = 2, Wednesday = 3, Thursday = 4, Friday = 5, Saturday = 6     
    */  
    // This will enable Monday to Friday
    return (date.getDay() > 0 && date.getDay() < 6);
};

Disable specific dates

This setting allows you to enter a range of dates that should be disabled. If configured, all other dates will automatically be enabled. In addition, you can define a function that is used to disable dates,for example, every saturday and sunday.

Disable dates by function - example: 

(date: Date): boolean => {
    /* The function takes in a Date object, and should return a boolean value.
    * If the function returns true, the date will be disabled.
    * Sunday = 0, Monday = 1, Tuesday = 2, Wednesday = 3, Thursday = 4, Friday = 5, Saturday = 6     
    */  
    // This will disable every Sunday and Saturday
    return (date.getDay() === 0 || date.getDay() === 6);
};

Advanced Options

The Datepicker comes with four advanced options:

Parameter Description
Date Format This field can be used to output a specific date format, like Y-m-d.
Hide Calendar When enabled, the Datepicker will not display a calendar.
Show week numbers When enabled, the week numbers are shown in the calendar.
Hide Datepicker Quick Reply This hides the quick reply in the Datepicker.