What is @types/react-datepicker?
The @types/react-datepicker package provides TypeScript definitions for the react-datepicker package. This allows developers using TypeScript to integrate the react-datepicker component into their projects with type checking, ensuring that props and options passed to the react-datepicker components are of the correct type. This enhances development experience by providing autocompletion and preventing common type-related errors.
What are @types/react-datepicker's main functionalities?
Basic Date Selection
This feature allows users to select a single date. The DatePicker component is imported from react-datepicker, and its selected and onChange props are used to manage the selected date state.
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import DatePicker from 'react-datepicker';
import 'react-datepicker/dist/react-datepicker.css';
function App() {
const [startDate, setStartDate] = useState(new Date());
return (
<DatePicker selected={startDate} onChange={(date) => setStartDate(date)} />
);
}
Date Range Selection
This feature enables users to select a range of dates. The DatePicker component's selectsRange prop is set to true, and the startDate and endDate props are used to manage the range of selected dates.
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import DatePicker from 'react-datepicker';
import 'react-datepicker/dist/react-datepicker.css';
function App() {
const [startDate, setStartDate] = useState(new Date());
const [endDate, setEndDate] = useState(new Date());
return (
<DatePicker
selected={startDate}
onChange={(dates) => {
const [start, end] = dates;
setStartDate(start);
setEndDate(end);
}}
startDate={startDate}
endDate={endDate}
selectsRange
/>
);
}
Custom Date Format
This feature allows the display format of the selected date to be customized using the dateFormat prop.
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import DatePicker from 'react-datepicker';
import 'react-datepicker/dist/react-datepicker.css';
function App() {
const [startDate, setStartDate] = useState(new Date());
return (
<DatePicker
selected={startDate}
onChange={(date) => setStartDate(date)}
dateFormat='yyyy/MM/dd'
/>
);
}
Other packages similar to @types/react-datepicker
react-dates
react-dates is an Airbnb-developed date picker for React. It offers a range of features similar to react-datepicker, such as single date and date range selection. However, react-dates provides more built-in styles and customization options, making it a good choice for projects requiring more visually complex calendars.
material-ui-pickers
material-ui-pickers offers date and time selection components that integrate well with Material-UI. It provides a similar functionality to react-datepicker but is designed to be used within Material-UI applications, offering a consistent look and feel with other Material-UI components.
antd
The antd (Ant Design) library includes a DatePicker component that is part of a larger suite of UI components. While it offers similar date picking capabilities, it is designed to be used within the Ant Design ecosystem, providing a consistent design language and extensive customization options.
Installation
npm install --save @types/react-datepicker
Summary
This package contains type definitions for react-datepicker (https://github.com/Hacker0x01/react-datepicker).
Details
Files were exported from https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/react-datepicker.
Additional Details
Credits
These definitions were written by Rajab Shakirov, Greg Smith, Roy Xue, Koala Human, Justin Grant, Jake Boone, Avi Klaiman, Naoki Sekiguchi, Kerry Gougeon, Shiftr Tech SAS, Pirasis Leelatanon, Alexander Shipulin, and Rafik Ogandzhanian.