React.js Blueprint DateInput2 Props

Blueprint is a React-based UI toolkit for the web. This library is very optimized and popular for building interfaces that are complex and data-dense for desktop applications.

In this article, we’ll discuss React.js Blueprint DateInput2 Props. The DateInput2 component is a type of InputGroup that allows the users to pick the date as per choice and also the timezones. It shows a DatePicker inside a Popover2 when focused.

React.js BluePrint DateInput2 Props:

• canClearSelection: It allows the users to clear the selection by clicking the currently selected day.
• className: It denotes a space-delimited list of class names to pass along to a child element.
• clearButtonText: It denotes the text for the reset button in the date picker action bar.
• closeOnSelection: It indicates whether the calendar popover should close when a date is selected.
• dayPickerProps: It denotes the props to pass to ReactDayPicker.
• defaultTimezone: It denotes the default timezone selected as per the user’s local timezone.
• defaultValue: It denotes the default date to be used in the component when uncontrolled.
• disabled: It indicates whether the date input is non-interactive.
• disableTimezoneSelect: It denotes whether to disable the timezone selected.
• fill: It denotes whether the component should take up the full width of its container.
• footerElement: It is used to add an additional element to show below the date picker.
• formatDate: It is a function to render a JavaScript Date to a string.
• highlightCurrentDay: It is used to indicate whether the current day should be highlighted in the calendar.
• initialMonth: It denotes the initial month the calendar displays.
• inputProps: It denotes the props to pass to the input group.
• invalidDateMessage: It denotes the error message to display when the date selected is invalid.
• locale: It denotes the locale name.
• localeUtils: It denotes the collection of functions that provide internationalization support.
• maxDate: It denotes the latest date the user can select.
• minDate: It denotes the earliest date the user can select.
• modifiers: It denotes the collection of functions that determine which modifier classes get applied to which days.
• onChange: It is a callback function that is triggered when the user selects a new valid date through the DatePicker or by typing in the input.
• onError: It is a callback function that is triggered when the user finishes typing in a new date and the date causes an error state.
• outOfRangeMessage: It denotes the error message to display when the date selected is out of range.
• parseDate: It is a callback function to deserialize user input text to a JavaScript Date object.
• placeholder: it denotes the placeholder text to display in empty input fields.
• popoverProps: It denotes the props to pass to the Popover.
• reverseMonthAndYearMenus: The month menu will appear to the left of the year menu if this is set to true.
• rightElement: It denotes the element to render on the right side of an input.
• shortcuts: It indicates whether shortcuts to quickly select a date are displayed or not.
• showActionsBar: It is used to indicate whether the bottom bar displaying Today and Clear buttons should be shown below the calendar.
• timePickerProps: It is used to further configure the TimePicker that appears beneath the calendar.
• timePrecision: It denotes the precision of time selection that accompanies the calendar.
• todayButtonText: It denotes e the text for the today button in the date picker action bar.
• value: It is used to denote the currently selected day.

Syntax:

<DateInput2
    value={...}
    formatDate={...}
/>

Creating React Application And Installing Module:

Step 1: Create a React application using the following command:

npm create-react-app appname

Step 2: After creating your project folder i.e. appname, move to it using the following command:

cd appname

Step 3: After creating the ReactJS application, Install the required module using the following command:

npm install @blueprintjs/core

Step 4: Installing @blueprintjs datetime2 component.

npm install @blueprintjs/datetime2

Project Structure:

 

Step 5: Run the project as follows:

npm start

Example 1: The below example demonstrates the usage of the formatDate, onChange, parseData, placeholder, and value props of DateInput2 component.

Output:

 

Example 2: The below example demonstrates the usage of the shortcuts and highlightCurrentDay props of DateInput2 component.

Output:

 

Reference: https://blueprintjs.com/docs/#datetime2/date-input2.props-interface