Datepicker
A simple jQuery datepicker plugin.
Table of contents
Features
- Supports options
- Supports methods
- Supports events
- Supports inline mode
- Supports touch (mobile)
- Supports internationalization
- Cross-browser support
Main
dist/
├── datepicker.css
├── datepicker.min.css (compressed)
├── datepicker.js (UMD)
├── datepicker.min.js (UMD, compressed)
├── datepicker.common.js (CommonJS, default)
└── datepicker.esm.js (ES Module)
Getting started
Install
npm install @chenfengyuan/datepicker
Include files:
<script src="/path/to/jquery.js"></script>
<link href="/path/to/datepicker.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="/path/to/datepicker.js"></script>
Usage
Initialize with $.fn.datepicker
method.
<input data-toggle="datepicker">
<textarea data-toggle="datepicker"></textarea>
<div data-toggle="datepicker"></div>
$('[data-toggle="datepicker"]').datepicker();
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Options
You may set datepicker options with $().datepicker(options)
.
If you want to change the global default options, You may use $.fn.datepicker.setDefaults(options)
.
autoShow
- Type:
Boolean
- Default:
false
Show the datepicker automatically when initialized.
autoHide
- Type:
Boolean
- Default:
false
Hide the datepicker automatically when picked.
autoPick
- Type:
Boolean
- Default:
false
Pick the initial date automatically when initialized.
inline
- Type:
Boolean
- Default:
false
Enable inline mode.
If the element is not an input element, will append the datepicker to the element.
If the container
option is set, will append the datepicker to the container.
container
- Type:
Element
or String
(selector) - Default:
null
A element for putting the datepicker. If not set, the datepicker will be appended to document.body
by default.
Only works when the inline
option set to true
.
trigger
- Type:
Element
or String
(selector) - Default:
null
A element for triggering the datepicker.
language
The ISO language code. If not set, will use the built-in language (en-US
) by default.
You should define the language first. View the I18n section for more information or check out the i18n
folder for available languages.
$().datepicker({
language: 'en-GB'
});
format
- Type:
String
- Default:
'mm/dd/yyyy'
- Available date placeholders:
- Year:
yyyy
, yy
- Month:
mm
, m
- Day:
dd
, d
The date string format.
$().datepicker({
format: 'yyyy-mm-dd'
});
date
- Type:
Date
or String
- Default:
null
The initial date. If not set, will use the current date by default.
$().datepicker({
date: new Date(2014, 1, 14)
});
startDate
- Type:
Date
or String
- Default:
null
The start view date. All the dates before this date will be disabled.
endDate
- Type:
Date
or String
- Default:
null
The end view date. All the dates after this date will be disabled.
startView
- Type:
Number
- Default:
0
- Options:
The start view when initialized.
weekStart
- Type:
Number
- Default:
0
- Options:
0
: Sunday1
: Monday2
: Tuesday3
: Wednesday4
: Thursday5
: Friday6
: Saturday
The start day of the week.
yearFirst
- Type:
Boolean
- Default:
false
Show year before month on the datepicker header
yearSuffix
A string suffix to the year number.
$().datepicker({
yearSuffix: '年'
});
days
- Type:
Array
- Default:
['Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday']
Days' name of the week.
daysShort
- Type:
Array
- Default:
['Sun', 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat']
Shorter days' name.
daysMin
- Type:
Array
- Default:
['Su', 'Mo', 'Tu', 'We', 'Th', 'Fr', 'Sa']
Shortest days' name.
months
- Type:
Array
- Default:
['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December']
Months' name.
monthsShort
- Type:
Array
- Default:
['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec']
Shorter months' name.
itemTag
- Type:
String
- Default:
'li'
A element tag for each item of years, months and days.
mutedClass
- Type:
String
- Default:
'muted'
A class (CSS) for muted item.
pickedClass
- Type:
String
- Default:
'picked'
A class (CSS) for picked item.
disabledClass
- Type:
String
- Default:
'disabled'
A class (CSS) for disabled item.
highlightedClass
- Type:
String
- Default:
'highlighted'
A class (CSS) for highlight date item.
template
<div class="datepicker-container">
<div class="datepicker-panel" data-view="years picker">
<ul>
<li data-view="years prev">‹</li>
<li data-view="years current"></li>
<li data-view="years next">›</li>
</ul>
<ul data-view="years"></ul>
</div>
<div class="datepicker-panel" data-view="months picker">
<ul>
<li data-view="year prev">‹</li>
<li data-view="year current"></li>
<li data-view="year next">›</li>
</ul>
<ul data-view="months"></ul>
</div>
<div class="datepicker-panel" data-view="days picker">
<ul>
<li data-view="month prev">‹</li>
<li data-view="month current"></li>
<li data-view="month next">›</li>
</ul>
<ul data-view="week"></ul>
<ul data-view="days"></ul>
</div>
</div>
The template of the datepicker.
Note: All the data-view
attributes must be set when you customize it.
offset
The offset top or bottom of the datepicker from the element.
zIndex
The CSS z-index
style for the datepicker.
filter
- Type:
Function
- Default:
null
- Syntax:
filter(date, view)
date
: the date for checking.view
: the the current view, one of day
, month
or year
.
Filter each date item. If return a false
value, the related date will be disabled.
var now = Date.now();
$().datepicker({
filter: function(date, view) {
if (date.getDay() === 0 && view === 'day') {
return false;
}
}
});
show
- Type:
Function
- Default:
null
A shortcut of the "show.datepicker" event.
hide
- Type:
Function
- Default:
null
A shortcut of the "hide.datepicker" event.
pick
- Type:
Function
- Default:
null
A shortcut of the "pick.datepicker" event.
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Methods
Common usage:
$().datepicker('method', argument1, , argument2, ..., argumentN);
show()
Show the datepicker.
hide()
Hide the datepicker.
update()
Update the datepicker with the value or text of the current element.
pick()
Pick the current date to the element.
reset()
Reset the datepicker.
getMonthName([month[, short]])
-
month (optional):
- Type:
Number
- Default: the month of the current date
-
short (optional):
- Type:
Boolean
- Default:
false
- Get the shorter month name
-
(return value):
Get the month name with given argument or the current date.
$().datepicker('getMonthName');
$().datepicker('getMonthName', true);
$().datepicker('getMonthName', 11);
$().datepicker('getMonthName', 11, true);
getDayName([day[, short[, min]])
-
day (optional):
- Type:
Number
- Default: the day of the current date
-
short (optional):
- Type:
Boolean
- Default:
false
- Get the shorter day name
-
min (optional):
- Type:
Boolean
- Default:
false
- Get the shortest day name
-
(return value):
Get the day name with given argument or the current date.
$().datepicker('getDayName');
$().datepicker('getDayName', true);
$().datepicker('getDayName', true, true);
$().datepicker('getDayName', 6);
$().datepicker('getDayName', 6, true);
$().datepicker('getDayName', 6, true, true);
getDate([formatted])
-
formatted (optional):
- Type:
Boolean
- Default:
false
- Get a formatted date string
-
(return value):
Get the current date.
$().datepicker('getDate');
$().datepicker('getDate', true);
setDate(date)
Set the current date with a new date.
$().datepicker('setDate', new Date(2014, 1, 14));
$().datepicker('setDate', '02/14/2014');
setStartDate(date)
- date:
- Type:
Date
or String
or null
Set the start view date with a new date.
setEndDate(date)
- date:
- Type:
Date
or String
or null
Set the end view date with a new date.
parseDate(date)
Parse a date string with the set date format.
$().datepicker('parseDate', '02/14/2014');
formatDate(date)
Format a date object to a string with the set date format.
$().datepicker('formatDate', new Date(2014, 1, 14));
destroy()
Destroy the datepicker and remove the instance from the target element.
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Events
show.datepicker
This event fires when starts to show the datepicker.
hide.datepicker
This event fires when starts to hide the datepicker.
pick.datepicker
-
event.date:
- Type:
Date
- The current date
-
event.view:
- Type:
String
- Default:
''
- Options:
'year'
, 'month'
, 'day'
- The current visible view
This event fires when start to pick a year, month or day.
$().on('pick.datepicker', function (e) {
if (e.date < new Date()) {
e.preventDefault();
}
});
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I18n
$.fn.datepicker.languages['zh-CN'] = {
format: 'yyyy年mm月dd日',
days: ['星期日', '星期一', '星期二', '星期三', '星期四', '星期五', '星期六'],
daysShort: ['周日', '周一', '周二', '周三', '周四', '周五', '周六'],
daysMin: ['日', '一', '二', '三', '四', '五', '六'],
months: ['一月', '二月', '三月', '四月', '五月', '六月', '七月', '八月', '九月', '十月', '十一月', '十二月'],
monthsShort: ['1月', '2月', '3月', '4月', '5月', '6月', '7月', '8月', '9月', '10月', '11月', '12月'],
weekStart: 1,
startView: 0,
yearFirst: true,
yearSuffix: '年'
};
<script src="/path/to/datepicker.js"></script>
<script src="/path/to/datepicker.zh-CN.js"></script>
<script>
$().datepicker({
language: 'zh-CN'
});
</script>
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No conflict
If you have to use other plugin with the same namespace, just call the $.fn.datepicker.noConflict
method to revert to it.
<script src="other-plugin.js"></script>
<script src="datepicker.js"></script>
<script>
$.fn.datepicker.noConflict();
</script>
Browser support
- Chrome (latest)
- Firefox (latest)
- Safari (latest)
- Opera (latest)
- Edge (latest)
- Internet Explorer 9+
Versioning
Maintained under the Semantic Versioning guidelines.
License
MIT © Chen Fengyuan
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