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Es5 getting started in EJ2 JavaScript DateRangePicker control
10 Feb 202610 minutes to read
This section explains the steps required to create a simple Essential® JS 2 DateRangePicker and demonstrate the basic usage of the DateRangePicker control in a JavaScript application.
Dependencies
The list of dependencies required to use the DateRangePicker component in your application is given below:
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-calendars
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-base
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-inputs
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-lists
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-data
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-popups
|-- @syncfusion/ej2-buttonsSetup for local environment
Refer to the following steps to set up your local environment.
Step 1: Create a root folder named my-app for your application.
Step 2: Create a my-app/resources folder to store local scripts and styles files.
Step 3: Open Visual Studio Code and create my-app/index.js and my-app/index.html files to initialize the Essential® JS 2 DateRangePicker control.
Adding Syncfusion® resources
The Essential® JS 2 DateRangePicker control can be initialized by using either of the following ways.
- Using local script and style.
- Using CDN link for script and style.
Using local script and style references in a HTML page
Step 1: You can get the global scripts and styles from the Essential Studio® JavaScript (Essential® JS 2) build installed location.
Step 2: To render DateRangePicker component, need to add DateRangePicker and its dependent packages from below installed location.
Dependencies
-
ej2-base
-
ej2-buttons
-
ej2-inputs
-
ej2-popups
-
ej2-lists
-
ej2-calendars
Syntax:
package:
**(installed location)**/Syncfusion/Essential Studio/{RELEASE_VERSION}/Essential JS 2/{PACKAGE_NAME
Example:
Package:
C:/Program Files (x86)/Syncfusion/Essential Studio/15.4.30/Essential JS 2/ej2-basepackages:
C:/Program Files (x86)/Syncfusion/Essential Studio/15.4.30/Essential JS 2/ej2-buttonspackages:
C:/Program Files (x86)/Syncfusion/Essential Studio/15.4.30/Essential JS 2/ej2-inputspackages:
C:/Program Files (x86)/Syncfusion/Essential Studio/15.4.30/Essential JS 2/ej2-popupspackages:
C:/Program Files (x86)/Syncfusion/Essential Studio/15.4.30/Essential JS 2/ej2-listsPackage:
C:/Program Files (x86)/Syncfusion/Essential Studio/15.4.30/Essential JS 2/ej2-calendars
Step 3: Create a folder myapp/resources and copy/paste the global scripts and styles from the above installed location to myapp/resources location.
Step 4: Create a HTML page (index.html) in myapp location and add the Essential® JS 2 script and style references.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2 DateRangePicker Component</title>
<!-- Essential JS 2 DateRangePicker's dependent material theme -->
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<!-- Essential JS 2 all script -->
<!-- <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> -->
<!-- Essential JS 2 DateRangePicker's dependent scripts -->
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/dist/global/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/dist/global/ej2-inputs.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/dist/global/ej2-buttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/dist/global/ej2-lists.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/dist/global/ej2-popups.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-calendars/dist/global/ej2-calendars.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>If you want to refer the combined component styles, please make use of our
CRG(Custom Resource Generator) in your application.
Step 5: Now, add the input element and initiate the Essential® JS 2 DateRangePicker component in the index.html by using following code
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2 DateRangePicker Component</title>
<!-- Essential JS 2 DateRangePicker's dependent material theme -->
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<!-- Essential JS 2 all script -->
<!-- <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> -->
<!-- Essential JS 2 DateRangePicker's dependent scripts -->
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/dist/global/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/dist/global/ej2-inputs.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/dist/global/ej2-buttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/dist/global/ej2-lists.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/dist/global/ej2-popups.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-calendars/dist/global/ej2-calendars.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<!-- Add the HTML <input> element -->
<input id="element" />
<script>
// initialize button component
var DateRangePicker = new ej.calendars.DateRangePicker();
// Render initialized button.
DateRangePicker.appendTo('#element')
</script>
</body>
</html>Step 6: Now, run the index.html in web browser, it will render the Essential® JS 2 DateRangePicker component.
Using CDN link for script and style reference
Step 1: The Essential® JS 2 components scripts and styles are already hosted in the below CDN link formats.
Syntax:
Script:
http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/{PACKAGE_NAME}/dist/global/{PACKAGE_NAME}.min.jsStyle:
http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/{PACKAGE_NAME}/styles/material.css
Example:
Script:
http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-calendars/dist/global/ej2-calendars.min.jsStyles:
http://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css
Step 2: Add the CDN global script and styles for calendar and its dependent packages in myapp/index.html as shown below.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Essential JS 2 Calendar Component</title>
<!-- Essential JS 2 DateRangePicker's dependent material theme -->
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<!-- Essential JS 2 all script -->
<!-- <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> -->
<!-- Essential JS 2 DateRangePicker's dependent scripts -->
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-base/dist/global/ej2-base.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-inputs/dist/global/ej2-inputs.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-buttons/dist/global/ej2-buttons.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-lists/dist/global/ej2-lists.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-popups/dist/global/ej2-popups.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/ej2-calendars/dist/global/ej2-calendars.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<!-- Add the HTML <input> element -->
<input id="element" />
<script>
// initialize DateRangePicker component
var DateRangeObj = new ej.calendars.DateRangePicker();
// Render initialized DateRangePicker.
DateRangeObj.appendTo('#element')
</script>
</body>
</html>When referencing CDN links in application, always ensure the network connection will be in enabled state.
Setting the start and end date
The start and end date in a range can be defined with the help of startDate and endDate property.
The following example demonstrates to set the start and end date on initializing the
DateRangePicker.
var daterangepicker = new ej.calendars.DateRangePicker({
placeholder: 'Select a range',
//sets the start date in the range
startDate: new Date("11/9/2017"),
//sets the end date in the range
endDate: new Date("11/21/2017")
});
daterangepicker.appendTo('#element');<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>Essential JS 2 DateRangePicker 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/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/32.2.3/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container">
<input id="element" type="text">
</div>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}
</script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>