Getting started with Angular DatePicker component

The following section explains the steps required to create a simple DatePicker component and also it demonstrates the basic usage of the DatePicker.

To get start quickly with Angular DatePicker component, refer to the video below.

Dependencies

Install the below required dependency package in order to use the DatePicker component in your application.

|-- @syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-angular-base
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-base
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-calendars
        |-- @syncfusion/ej2-lists
        |-- @syncfusion/ej2-inputs
          |-- @syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons
        |-- @syncfusion/ej2-popups
            |-- @syncfusion/ej2-buttons

Setup Angular environment

Angular provides the easiest way to set angular CLI projects using Angular CLI tool.

Install the CLI application globally to your machine.

npm install -g @angular/cli

Create a new application

ng new syncfusion-angular-datepicker

By default, it install the CSS style base application. To setup with SCSS, pass —style=scss argument on create project.

Example code snippet.

ng new syncfusion-angular-datepicker --style=scss

Navigate to the created project folder.

cd syncfusion-angular-datepicker

Installing Syncfusion DatePicker package

Syncfusion packages are distributed in npm as @syncfusion scoped packages. You can get all the Angular Syncfusion package from npm link.

Currently, Syncfusion provides two types of package structures for Angular components,

1. Ivy library distribution package format
2. Angular compatibility compiler(Angular’s legacy compilation and rendering pipeline) package.

Ivy library distribution package

Syncfusion Angular packages(>=20.2.36) has been moved to the Ivy distribution to support the Angular Ivy rendering engine and the package are compatible with Angular version 12 and above. To download the package use the below command.

Add @syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars package to the application.

npm install @syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars --save

Angular compatibility compiled package(ngcc)

For Angular version below 12, you can use the legacy (ngcc) package of the Syncfusion Angular components. To download the ngcc package use the below.

Add @syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars@ngcc package to the application.

npm install @syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars@ngcc --save

To mention the ngcc package in the package.json file, add the suffix -ngcc with the package version as below.

@syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars:"20.2.38-ngcc"

Note: If the ngcc tag is not specified while installing the package, the Ivy Library Package will be installed and this package will throw a warning.

Registering DatePicker module

Import DatePicker module into Angular application(src/app/app.module.ts) from the package @syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars.

import { NgModule }      from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
// import the DatePickerModule for the DatePicker component
import { DatePickerModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars';
import { AppComponent }  from './app.component';

@NgModule({
  //declaration of DatePickerModule into NgModule
  imports:      [ BrowserModule, DatePickerModule ],
  declarations: [ AppComponent ],
  bootstrap:    [ AppComponent ]
})
export class AppModule { }

Adding CSS reference

The following CSS files are available in ../node_modules/@syncfusion package folder. This can be referenced in [src/styles.css] using following code.

@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-lists/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css';
@import '../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars/styles/material.css';

If you want to refer the combined component styles, please make use of our CRG (Custom Resource Generator) in your application.

Adding DatePicker component

Modify the template in [src/app/app.component.ts] file to render the DatePicker component. by using <ejs-datepicker> selector.

import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  template: `<!-- To Render DatePicker -->
         <ejs-datepicker></ejs-datepicker>`
})
export class AppComponent  { }

Running the application

After completing the configuration required to render a basic DatePicker, run the following command to display the output in your default browser.

ng serve

The following example illustrates the output in your browser

import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
template: `<ejs-datepicker></ejs-datepicker>`
})
export class AppComponent {
constructor() {
}
}

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { DatePickerModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';


/**
 * Module
 */
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        BrowserModule,
        DatePickerModule
    ],
    declarations: [AppComponent],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

import { platformBrowserDynamic } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
import { enableProdMode } from '@angular/core';
import { AppModule } from './app.module';

enableProdMode();
platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule);

Setting the selected date

To set the selected date, use the [value] (../api/datepicker#value) property.

The below example demonstrates the DatePicker with current date as selected one.

import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
template: `<ejs-datepicker [value]='dateValue' placeholder='Enter date'></ejs-datepicker>`
})
export class AppComponent {
public dateValue: Date = new Date();
constructor() {
}
}

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { DatePickerModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';


/**
 * Module
 */
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        BrowserModule,
        DatePickerModule
    ],
    declarations: [AppComponent],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

import { platformBrowserDynamic } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
import { enableProdMode } from '@angular/core';
import { AppModule } from './app.module';

enableProdMode();
platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule);

Setting the date range to restrict selection

To restrict the selection of date within a specified range, use the min and max properties. To know more about range restriction in DatePicker, please refer this page.

The below example demonstrates the DatePicker to select a date within a range from 7 to 27.

import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
selector: 'app-root',
template: `
    <ejs-datepicker id="datepicker" [min]='minDate' [max]='maxDate'></ejs-datepicker>
    `
})
export class AppComponent {
public month: number = new Date().getMonth();
public fullYear: number = new Date().getFullYear();
public minDate: Date = new Date(this.fullYear, this.month , 7);
public maxDate: Date = new Date(this.fullYear, this.month, 27);
constructor() {
}
}

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { DatePickerModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';


/**
 * Module
 */
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        BrowserModule,
        DatePickerModule
    ],
    declarations: [AppComponent],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

import { platformBrowserDynamic } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
import { enableProdMode } from '@angular/core';
import { AppModule } from './app.module';

enableProdMode();
platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule);

See Also

• Change the format of selected date
• Render DatePicker with specific culture
• How to change the initial view of the DatePicker
• How to achieve validation with DatePicker
• How to achieve two-way binding with DatePicker