How to set the placeholder in Vue DatePicker

21 Aug 20261 minute to read

The following example demonstrates how to set placholder in the DatePicker component.

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

Composition API (~/src/App.vue)

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <div class='wrap'>
      <ejs-datepicker id='date' placeholder="Select Date"></ejs-datepicker>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>
<script setup>

import { DatePickerComponent as EjsDatepicker } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-calendars";

</script>
<style>
@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-vue-calendars/styles/material.css";

.wrap {
  margin: 35px auto;
  width: 240px;
}
</style>

Options API (~/src/App.vue)

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <div class='wrap'>
      <ejs-datepicker id='date' placeholder="Select Date"></ejs-datepicker>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>
<script>

import { DatePickerComponent } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-calendars";


export default {
  name: "App",
  components: {
    "ejs-datepicker": DatePickerComponent
  }
}
</script>
<style>
@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-vue-calendars/styles/material.css";

.wrap {
  margin: 35px auto;
  width: 240px;
}
</style>