Getting started with Angular Datetimepicker component
11 Jul 20246 minutes to read
The following section explains the steps required to create a simple DateTimePicker component and also it demonstrates the basic usage of the DateTimePicker.
Dependencies
Install the below required dependency package in order to use the DateTimePicker
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-datetimepicker
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-datetimepicker --style=scss
Navigate to the created project folder.
cd syncfusion-angular-datetimepicker
Installing Syncfusion DateTimePicker 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,
- Ivy library distribution package format
- 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.
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 DateTimePicker component
Modify the template in [src/app/app.component.ts] file to render the Angular DateTime Picker component.
Add the Angular DateTimePicker by using <ejs-datetimepicker>
selector in template
section of the app.component.ts file.
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
import { DateTimePickerModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars'
import { Component } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
imports: [
DateTimePickerModule,
FormsModule
],
standalone: true,
selector: 'app-root',
template: `<ejs-datetimepicker></ejs-datetimepicker>`
})
export class AppComponent {
constructor() {}
}
Running the application
After completing the configuration required to render a basic DateTimePicker, run the following command to display the output in your default browser.
ng serve
The following example illustrates the output in your browser
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
import { DateTimePickerModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars'
import { Component } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
imports: [
DateTimePickerModule,
FormsModule
],
standalone: true,
selector: 'app-root',
template: `<ejs-datetimepicker></ejs-datetimepicker>`
})
export class AppComponent {
constructor() {}
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));
Setting the min and max
The minimum and maximum date time can be defined with the help of min
and max
property. The following example demonstrates to set the min
and max
on initializing the DateTimePicker. To know more about range restriction in Angular DateTime Picker, please refer this page.
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
import { DateTimePickerModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars'
import { Component } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
imports: [
DateTimePickerModule,
FormsModule
],
standalone: true,
selector: 'app-root',
template: `<ejs-datetimepicker [min]='minDate' [max]='maxDate'></ejs-datetimepicker>`
})
export class AppComponent {
public month: number = new Date().getMonth();
public fullYear: number = new Date().getFullYear();
public minDate: Date = new Date(this.fullYear, this.month , 22, 12);
public maxDate: Date = new Date(this.fullYear, this.month, 25, 17);
constructor() {}
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));
If the value of
min
ormax
properties changed through code behind, then you have to update thevalue
property to set within the range.
NOTE
You can refer to our Angular DateTime Picker feature tour page for its groundbreaking feature representations. You can also explore our Angular DateTime Picker example that shows how to render the DateTime Picker in Angular.