Getting started in EJ2 TypeScript Datetimepicker control

7 May 20258 minutes to read

This section briefly explains how to create a simple DateTimePicker 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 node v14.15.0 or higher. For more information about webpack and its features, refer to the webpack documentation.

Dependencies

The following list of dependencies are required to use DateTimePicker component in your application.

|-- @syncfusion/ej2-calendars
  |-- @syncfusion/ej2-base
  |-- @syncfusion/ej2-inputs
    |-- @syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons
  |-- @syncfusion/ej2-lists
  |-- @syncfusion/ej2-data
  |-- @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 DateTimePicker component, need to import DateTimePicker 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-lists/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css";

Add DateTimePicker to the application

Add the HTML input element with an ID attribute as element for DateTimePicker to your index.html file.

[src/index.html]

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 DateTimePicker 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 DateTimePicker-->
        <input id="element"/>
    </div>

</body>

</html>

Import the DateTimePicker component to your app.ts and append it to the #element
[src/app/app.ts].

import { DateTimePicker } from '@syncfusion/ej2-calendars';

// initialize datetimepicker component
let datetimepicker: DateTimePicker = new DateTimePicker();
datetimepicker.appendTo('#element');

Run the application

Use the npm run start command to run the application in the browser.

npm run start

The following example shows a basic DateTimePicker.

import { DateTimePicker } from '@syncfusion/ej2-calendars';
// creates a simple datetimepicker component
let datetimepicker: DateTimePicker = new DateTimePicker({
//sets the place holder
placeholder:"Select DateTime"
});
datetimepicker.appendTo('#element');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 DateTimePicker 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" />
    <!--style reference from the DateTimePicker component-->
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/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 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.

import { DateTimePicker } from '@syncfusion/ej2-calendars';

let month: number = new Date().getMonth();
let fullYear: number = new Date().getFullYear();
// creates a datetimepicker with minimum and maximum date time
let datetimepicker: DateTimePicker = new DateTimePicker({
// Sets the min.
    min: new Date(fullYear, month , 22, 12),
    //Sets the max.
    max: new Date(fullYear, month, 25, 17),
});
datetimepicker.appendTo('#element');
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 DateTimePicker 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" />
    <!--style reference from the DateTimePicker component-->
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/31.2.2/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>

 If the value of min or max properties changed through code behind, then you have to update the value property to set within the range.

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