Set the placeholder in EJ2 JavaScript Datetimepicker control

26 Apr 20233 minutes to read

The following example demonstrates how to set placeholder in the DateTimePicker component.

Using placeholder you can display a short hint in the input element.

index.js
index.html
ej.base.enableRipple(true);
    var today = new Date();
    var currentYear = today.getFullYear();
    var currentMonth = today.getMonth();
    var currentDay = today.getDate();
    var datetimepicker = new ej.calendars.DateTimePicker({
        min: new Date(currentYear, currentMonth, 7, 10),
        max: new Date(currentYear, currentMonth, 27, 22, 30),
        value: new Date(currentYear, currentMonth, 14, 10, 30),
        placeholder: 'Choose a 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/ej2/23.1.36/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.1.36/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.1.36/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.1.36/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.1.36/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.1.36/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/23.1.36/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>