Globalization in EJ2 JavaScript TimePicker

4 Sep 202615 minutes to read

Globalization is the combination of internationalization and localization. The component can be adapted to various languages by parsing and formatting the date or number internationalization, and also by adding culture specific customization and translation to the text localization.

By default, the time format and meridian names are specific to the American English culture. It utilizes the Essential® JavaScript 2 Internationalization package to parse and format the date object based on the culture by using the official UNICODE CLDR JSON data. It provides the loadCldr method to load culture specific CLDR JSON data. To use a different culture other than English, follow the steps below:

  • Install the CLDR-Data package by using the following command (installs all the CLDR JSON data). To know more about CLDR-Data, refer to the CLDR-Data link.
npm install cldr-data --save

Once the package is installed, the culture specific JSON data can be found under the location /node_modules/cldr-data.

  • Import the installed CLDR JSON data into the app.ts file. To import JSON data, install the JSON plugin loader. Here, the systemJS JSON plugin loader is used.
npm install systemjs-plugin-json --save-dev
  • After installation, configure the system.config.js configuration settings as given below to map the systemjs-plugin-json loader.
System.config({
    paths: {
        'npm:': './node_modules/',
        'syncfusion:': 'npm:@syncfusion/'
    },
    map: {
        app: 'app',

        //Syncfusion packages mapping
        "@syncfusion/ej2-base": "syncfusion:ej2-base/dist/ej2-base.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-data": "syncfusion:ej2-data/dist/ej2-data.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-inputs": "syncfusion:ej2-inputs/dist/ej2-inputs.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons": "syncfusion:ej2-splitbuttons/dist/ej2-splitbuttons.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-buttons": "syncfusion:ej2-buttons/dist/ej2-buttons.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-lists": "syncfusion:ej2-lists/dist/ej2-lists.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-navigations": "syncfusion:ej2-navigations/dist/ej2-navigations.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-popups": "syncfusion:ej2-popups/dist/ej2-popups.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-charts": "syncfusion:ej2-charts/dist/ej2-charts.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-calendars": "syncfusion:ej2-calendars/dist/ej2-calendars.umd.min.js",
        "@syncfusion/ej2-grids": "syncfusion:ej2-grids/dist/ej2-grids.umd.min.js",
        "cldr-data": 'npm:cldr-data',
        "plugin-json": "npm:systemjs-plugin-json/json.js"
    },
    meta: {
        '*.json': { loader: 'plugin-json' }
    },
    packages: {
        'app': { main: 'app', defaultExtension: 'js' },
        'cldr-data': { main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js' }
    }
});

System.import('app');

  • Use the loadCldr method to load the culture specific CLDR JSON data from the installed location to app.ts file.

  • The TimePicker displays Sunday as the first day of week based on the default culture (“en-US”). To display the TimePicker with the loaded culture’s first day of week, the weekdata.json file needs to be imported from cldr-data/supplemental as given in the code example.

import { loadCldr } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

declare var require: any;

loadCldr(
    require('cldr-data/supplemental/numberingSystems.json'),
    require('cldr-data/main/de/ca-gregorian.json'),
    require('cldr-data/main/de/numbers.json'),
    require('cldr-data/supplemental/weekdata.json') // To load the culture based first day of week
);
  • Before changing to a culture other than English, ensure that the locale text for the concerned culture is loaded through L10n.load method.
//Load the L10n from ej2-base
import { L10n } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

//load the locale object to set the localized placeholder value
L10n.load({
    'de': {
        'timepicker': { placeholder: 'Wählen Sie Zeit' }
    }
});
  • Set the culture by using the locale property. In the following code example, the TimePicker component is initialized in German culture with the corresponding localized text.
import { TimePicker } from '@syncfusion/ej2-calendars';
//Load the L10n from ej2-base
import { L10n, loadCldr } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';
import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

//enable ripple style
enableRipple(true);

declare var require: any;

loadCldr(
    require('cldr-data/supplemental/numberingSystems.json'),
    require('cldr-data/main/de/ca-gregorian.json'),
    require('cldr-data/main/de/numbers.json')
);

//load the locale object to set the localized placeholder value
L10n.load({
    'de': {
        'timepicker': { placeholder: 'Wählen Sie Zeit' }
    }
});

// creates the timepicker with German culture.
let timeObject: TimePicker = new TimePicker({
    locale:'de',
    value: new Date()
});
timeObject.appendTo('#element');

The following example demonstrates the TimePicker in German culture.

ej.base.enableRipple(true);
  
  var L10n = ej.base.L10n;
  
L10n.load({
    'de': {
        'timepicker': { placeholder: 'Wählen Sie Zeit' }
    }
});

     loadCultureFiles('de');
       var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
       locale: 'de'
    });
    timepicker.appendTo('#element');

  function loadCultureFiles(name) {
        var files = ['ca-gregorian.json', 'numbers.json', 'timeZoneNames.json'];
        var loader = ej.base.loadCldr;
        var loadCulture = function (prop) {
            var val, ajax;
            ajax = new ej.base.Ajax('https://ej2.syncfusion.com/javascript/demos/' + 'src/common/cldr-data/main/' + name + '/' + files[prop], 'GET', false);
            ajax.onSuccess = function (value) {
                val = value;
            };
            ajax.send();
            loader(JSON.parse(val));
        };
        for (var prop = 0; prop < files.length; prop++) {
            loadCulture(prop);
        }
    }
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 TimePicker 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">
    <!--style reference from the TimePicker component-->
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/34.2.2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/34.2.2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/34.2.2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/34.2.2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/34.2.2/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/34.2.2/dist/ej2.min.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>

Right-To-Left

The TimePicker supports RTL (right-to-left) functionality for languages like Arabic and Hebrew to display the text in the right-to-left direction. Use the enableRtl property to set the RTL direction.

The code example demonstrates the TimePicker component in Arabic culture. It also explains how to set localized text to the placeholder using the L10n.load method.

import { TimePicker } from '@syncfusion/ej2-calendars';
//Load the L10n from ej2-base
import { L10n, loadCldr } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';
import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';

//enable ripple style
enableRipple(true);

declare var require: any;

loadCldr(
    require('cldr-data/supplemental/numberingSystems.json'),
    require('cldr-data/main/ar/ca-gregorian.json'),
    require('cldr-data/main/ar/numbers.json')
);

//load the locale object to set the localized placeholder value
L10n.load({
    'ar': {
        'timepicker': { placeholder: 'حدد الوقت' }
    }
});

// creates the timepicker with Arabic culture.
let timeObject: TimePicker = new TimePicker({
    //sets the locale
    locale: 'ar',
    value: new Date(),
    //sets the enableRtl
    enableRtl: true
});
timeObject.appendTo('#element');

The following example demonstrates TimePicker in Arabic culture with right-to-left direction.

ej.base.enableRipple(true);        
     loadCultureFiles('ar');
     var L10n=ej.base.L10n;
   
     L10n.load({
    'ar': {
        'timepicker': { placeholder: 'حدد الوقت' }
    }
});
   var timepicker = new ej.calendars.TimePicker({
       locale: 'ar',enableRtl:true
    });
    timepicker.appendTo('#element');
 
function loadCultureFiles(name) {
        var files = ['ca-gregorian.json', 'numbers.json', 'timeZoneNames.json'];
        if (name === 'ar') {
            files.push('numberingSystems.json');
        }
        var loader = ej.base.loadCldr;
        var loadCulture = function (prop) {
            var val, ajax;
            if (name === 'ar' && prop === files.length - 1) {
                ajax = new ej.base.Ajax('https://ej2.syncfusion.com/javascript/demos/src/common/cldr-data/supplemental/' + files[prop], 'GET', false);
            } else {
                ajax = new ej.base.Ajax('https://ej2.syncfusion.com/javascript/demos/src/common/cldr-data/main/' + name + '/' + files[prop], 'GET', false);
            }
            ajax.onSuccess = function (value) {
                val = value;
            };
            ajax.send();
            loader(JSON.parse(val));
        };
        for (var prop = 0; prop < files.length; prop++) {
            loadCulture(prop);
        }
    }
<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
    <title>Essential JS 2 TimePicker 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">
    <!--style reference from the TimePicker component-->
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/34.2.2/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/34.2.2/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/34.2.2/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/34.2.2/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/34.2.2/ej2-calendars/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <link href="style.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/34.2.2/dist/ej2.min.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>