Date range slider in Vue Range slider component

29 Aug 20233 minutes to read

The date formatting can be achieved in ticks and tooltip using renderingTicks and tooltipChange events, respectively. The process of formatting is explained in the following sample.

app.vue

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <div class="wrap">
      <ejs-slider
        id="ticks"
        :min="minVal"
        :max="maxVal"
        :value="value"
        :tooltip="tooltip"
        :ticks="ticks"
        showButtons="true"
        :step="stepVal"
        v-on:renderingTicks="onRenderingTicks"
        v-on:tooltipChange="onTooltipChange"
      ></ejs-slider>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>
<style>
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css";
@import "../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
#app {
  height: 40px;
  position: absolute;
  width: 98%;
}
.wrap {
  box-sizing: border-box;
  height: 260px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 30px 10px;
  width: 460px;
}
</style>
<script>
import Vue from "vue";
import { SliderPlugin } from "@syncfusion/ej2-vue-inputs";
Vue.use(SliderPlugin);
export default {
  data: function() {
    return {
      tooltip: { placement: "Before", isVisible: true },
      minVal: new Date("2013-06-13").getTime(),
      maxVal: new Date("2013-06-21").getTime(),
      value: new Date("2013-06-15").getTime(),
      stepVal: 86400000,
      // Slider ticks customization
      ticks: { placement: "After", largeStep: 2 * 86400000 }
    };
  },
  methods: {
    onTooltipChange(args) {
      let totalMiliSeconds = Number(args.text);
      // Convert the current milliseconds to the respective date in desired format
      let custom = { year: "numeric", month: "short", day: "numeric" };
      args.text = new Date(totalMiliSeconds).toLocaleDateString(
        "en-us",
        custom
      );
    },
    onRenderingTicks(args) {
      let totalMiliSeconds = Number(args.value);
      // Convert the current milliseconds to the respective date in desired format
      let custom = { year: "numeric", month: "short", day: "numeric" };
      args.text = new Date(totalMiliSeconds).toLocaleDateString(
        "en-us",
        custom
      );
    }
  }
};
</script>