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Migration from Essential JS 1 in JavaScript (ES5) TimePicker control

06 Jun 2023 / 9 minutes to read

This article describes the API migration process of TimePicker component from Essential JS 1 to Essential JS 2.

Time Selection

Behavior API in Essential JS 1 API in Essential JS 2
Setting the value Property: value
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({value: new Date("5/5/2014 12:00 PM")});
Property: value
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
value: new Date("05/11/2017 2:00 PM")
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');

Time Format

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Display time format Property: timeFormat
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({timeFormat: 'hh:mm:ss tt'});
Property: format
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
format:'hh:mm:ss'
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');

Time Range

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Minimum time Property: minTime
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
minTime: '10:00 AM'
});
Property: min
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
min: new Date('5/5/2019 3:00 AM')
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
Maximum time Property: maxTime
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
maxTime: '10:00 AM'
});
Property: Max
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
max: new Date('5/5/2019 8:00 AM')
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
Set current time Method: setCurrentTime()
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker();
var timeObj = $("#timepicker").data("ejTimePicker");
console.log(timeObj.setCurrentTime());
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
value: new Date()
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');

Disabled Time Ranges

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Disable time ranges Property: disableTimeRanges
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
disableTimeRanges :[{ startTime: '3:00 AM', endTime: '6:00 AM' }, { startTime: '1:00 PM', endTime: '3:00 PM' }, { startTime: '8:00 PM', endTime: '10:00 PM' }]
});
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
itemRender: itemRanderHandler
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');

function itemRenderHandler(args){
if (args.value.getHours() === 4) {
    args.isDisabled = true;
}
}

Customization

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CSS Class Property: CssClass
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
cssClass :'gradient-lime'
});
Property: CssClass
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
cssClass: 'e-custom-style'
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
Popup list customization Not Applicable Event: itemRender
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
itemRender: itemRanderHandler
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');

function itemRenderHandler(args) { /* code block*/}
Show/Hide the popup button Property: showPopupButton
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
showPopupButton : false
});
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
focus: onFocus
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');

function onFocus(args){
timepicker.show();
}
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.e-control-wrapper .e-input-group-icon.e-time-icon {
display: none;
}
Enable/Disable the rounded corner Property: showRoundedCorner
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
showRoundedCorner : true
});
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
cssClass: 'e-custom-style'
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
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.e-control-wrapper.e-custom-style.e-time-wrapper.e-input-group {
border-radius: 4px;
}
Enable/Disable the animation Property: enableAnimation
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
enableAnimation : true
});
Not Applicable
Interval Property: interval
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
interval : 120
});
Property: step
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
step: 120
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
FocusIn event Event: focusIn
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
focusIn: function (args) {/* code block*/}
});
Event: focus
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
focus: onFocus
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
function onFocus(args){ /* code block*/}
FocusOut event Event: focusOut
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
focusIn: function (args) {/* code block*/}
});
Event: blur
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
blur: onBlur
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
function onBlur(args) { /* code block*/}
FocusIn method Not Applicable Method: focusIn()
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
value : new Date()
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
timepicker.focusIn();
FocusOut method Not Applicable Event: focusOut
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
value : new Date()
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
timepicker.focusOut();
Prevent popup close Not Applicable Event: close
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
close: function (args: PreventableEventArgs) {
    args.cancel = true;  
}
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
timepicker.show();
Prevent popup open Not Applicable Event: open
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
open: function (args) {
    args.cancel = true;  
}
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
timepicker.show();

Accessibility

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Enable/Disable the RTL Property: enableRTL
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
enableRTL: true
});
Property: enableRtl
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
enableRtl: true
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');

Persistence

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Enable/Disable the persistence Property: enablePersistence
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
enablePersistence: true
});
Property: enablePersistence
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
enablePersistence: true
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');

Validation

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Validation rules Property: validationRules
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
validationRules : {required : true},
});
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({ placeholder: 'Enter time'});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');

var options = {  rules: {   'timevalue': { required: true }} }
var formObject: FormValidator = new FormValidator('#form-element', options);
Validation messages Property: validationMessages
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
validationRules : {required : true},
validationMessages : {required: "Required time value" }
});
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
placeholder: 'Enter date'
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');

var options = {
rules: {
    'timevalue': {    required: [true, 'Time value required'] }
},
customPlacement: function (inputElement, errorElement) {
    inputElement.parentElement.parentElement.appendChild(errorElement);
}
};
var formObject = new ej.inputs.FormValidator('#form-element', options);

Common

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Width Property: width
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
width: 200
});
Property: width
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
width: '200px'
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
Readonly Property: readOnly
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
readOnly: true
});
Property: Readonly
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
readonly: true,
value: new Date()
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
Show/Hide the clear button Not Applicable Property: showClearButton
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
showClearButton: true,
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
Height Property: Height
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
height: "50px"
});
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
cssClass: 'e-custom-style',
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
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.e-control-wrapper.e-custom-style.e-time-wrapper.e-input-group {
height: 35px;
}
Html Attributes Property: HtmlAttributes
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
htmlAttributes : {required:"required"}
});
Not Applicable
Watermark text Property: watermarkText
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
watermarkText : "Enter Time"
});
Property: placeholder
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
placeholder: 'Select a Time'
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
Enable the TimePicker Property: enabled
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
enabled : true
});
Property: enabled
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
enabled: true
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
Disable the TimePicker Method: disable()
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker();
var timeObj = $("#timepicker").data("ejTimePicker");
timeObj.disable();
Property: enabled
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
enabled: false
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
Enable/Disable the textBox editing Not Applicable Property: allowEdit
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
allowEdit: false
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
zIndex Not Applicable Property: zIndex
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
zIndex: 2000
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
Specify the placeholder text behavior Not Applicable Property: floatLabelType
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
floatLabelType: 'Always',
placeholder: 'Select a time'
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');

Globalization

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Locale Property: locale
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
locale:"en-US"
});
Property: locale
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
locale: 'en',
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');

Strict Mode

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Strict mode Property: enableStrictMode
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
enableStrictMode: true
});
Property: strictMode
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
strictMode: true,
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');

Open and Close

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Close Event: close
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
close: function(args){ /* code block*/}
});
Event: close
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
close: function (args) { /* code block*/}
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
Open Event: open
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker({
open: function(args){ /* code block*/}
});
Event: open
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
open: function (args) { /* code block*/}
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
Hide Method: hide()
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker();
var timeObj = $("#timepicker").data("ejTimePicker");
timeObj.show();
timeObj.hide();
Method: hide()
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
timepicker.show();
timepicker.hide();
Show Method: show()
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$("#timepicker").ejTimePicker();
var timeObj = $("#timepicker").data("ejTimePicker");
timeObj.show();
timeObj.hide();
Method: show()
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var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
});
timepicker.appendTo('#element');
timepicker.show();