Json data binding with datetimepicker in Angular Datetimepicker component

27 Sep 20232 minutes to read

In most of the real cases, the model data will be available with JSON format only.
Here we have showcased DateTimePicker component by setting JSON string to value property.
In this JSON, we have used ISO formatted date string which is frequently used date format to get proper date and time value without any misreading.
Also our DateTimePicker component supports the ISO formatted date value, so parsed JSON value can be directly set to DateTimePicker model.

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

export interface User {
    selectedDate: Date;
}
export interface JSONUser {
    selectedDate: string;
}
@Component({
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `
    <!-- To Render DateTimePicker -->
    <ejs-datetimepicker id="datetimepicker" width='245px' [(value)]='user.selectedDate' (change)='onChange($event)'></ejs-datetimepicker>
    <div class="valuestring">
    <b>User model</b>:  <br/>
    <br/><br/>
    <b>JSON Data</b>: <br/>
    <br/><br/>
    </div>`
})
export class AppComponent {
    public user?: User | any;
    public JSONData: JSONUser = JSON.parse('{ "selectedDate": "2018-12-18T08:56:00+00:00"}');
    public model_result: string = JSON.stringify(this.JSONData);

    public ngOnInit() {
        this.user = this.JSONData;
    }
    onChange(args: any) {
        this.JSONData.selectedDate = args.value;
        this.model_result = JSON.stringify(this.JSONData);
    }
}
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
//Syncfusion ej2-angular-calendars module
import { DateTimePickerModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';


/**
 * Module
 */
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        BrowserModule,
        DateTimePickerModule //declaration of ej2-angular-calendars module into NgModule
    ],
    declarations: [AppComponent],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }
import { platformBrowserDynamic } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
import { enableProdMode } from '@angular/core';
import { AppModule } from './app.module';

import 'zone.js';
enableProdMode();
platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule);