Getting started in EJ2 TypeScript Datepicker control
20 Jan 20248 minutes to read
This section briefly explains how to create a simple JavaScript DatePicker component and configure its available functionalities in TypeScript, using Essential JS 2 quickstart seed repository.
This application is integrated with the
webpack.config.js
configuration and uses the latest version of the webpack-cli. It requires nodev14.15.0
or higher. For more information about webpack and its features, refer to the webpack documentation.
Dependencies
The following list of dependencies is required to use DatePicker component in your application.
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-calendars
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-base
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-data
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-inputs
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-lists
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-popups
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-buttons
Set up development environment
Open the command prompt from the required directory, and run the following command to clone the Syncfusion JavaScript (Essential JS 2) quickstart project from GitHub.
git clone https://github.com/SyncfusionExamples/ej2-quickstart-webpack- ej2-quickstart
After cloning the application in the ej2-quickstart
folder, run the following command line to navigate to the ej2-quickstart
folder.
cd ej2-quickstart
Add Syncfusion JavaScript packages
Syncfusion JavaScript (Essential JS 2) packages are available on the npmjs.com public registry. You can install all Syncfusion JavaScript (Essential JS 2) controls in a single @syncfusion/ej2 package or individual packages for each control.
The quickstart application is preconfigured with the dependent @syncfusion/ej2 package in the ~/package.json
file. Use the following command to install the dependent npm packages from the command prompt.
npm install
Import the Syncfusion CSS styles
To render the DatePicker component, need to import DatePicker and its dependent component’s styles as given below in the ~/src/styles/styles.css
file, as shown below:
@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-calendars/styles/material.css";
Add DatePicker to the application
Add the HTML input element for DatePicker into your index.html
file.
[src/index.html]
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2 DatePicker component</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
<meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="resources/favicon.ico" />
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
</head>
<body>
<div style="margin: 50px;">
<!--element which is going to render the DatePicker-->
<input id="element"/>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Now import the DatePicker component into your app.ts
and append it to #element
[src/app/app.ts]
import { DatePicker } from '@syncfusion/ej2-calendars';
// initialize datepicker component
let datepickerObject: DatePicker = new DatePicker();
// render initialized datepicker
datepickerObject.appendTo('#element');
Run the application
Now use the npm run start
command to run the application in the browser.
npm run start
The below example shows a basic DatePicker.
import { DatePicker } from '@syncfusion/ej2-calendars';
// creates a simple datepicker component
let datepickerObject: DatePicker = new DatePicker({
// sets the placeholder
placeholder: 'Enter date'
});
datepickerObject.appendTo('#element');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2 DatePicker control</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
<script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id='loader'>LOADING....</div>
<div id='container'>
<input id='element' type="text" />
</div>
</body>
</html>
Setting the value, min and max dates
The following example demonstrates how to set the value, min and max dates on initializing the DatePicker. Here you can able to select a date within a range from 9th to 15th.
import { DatePicker } from '@syncfusion/ej2-calendars';
let month: number = new Date().getMonth();
let fullYear: number = new Date().getFullYear();
// creates a datepicker with min max property
let datepickerObject: DatePicker = new DatePicker({
// Sets the min.
min: new Date(fullYear, month , 9),
//Sets the max.
max: new Date(fullYear, month, 15),
// Sets the value.
value: new Date(fullYear, month , 11)
});
datepickerObject.appendTo('#element');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2 DatePicker control</title>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls" />
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
<link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/27.1.48/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
<script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id='loader'>LOADING....</div>
<div id='container'>
<input id='element' type="text" />
</div>
</body>
</html>
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
NOTE
You can also explore our JavaScript DatePicker example that shows you how to render the DatePicker in JavaScript.