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React Date Box - Overview

The DateBox editor helps users enter or modify date and time values.

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Backend API
import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react'; import DateBox, { DateBoxTypes } from 'devextreme-react/date-box'; import service from './data.ts'; const dateTimeLabel = { 'aria-label': 'Date Time' }; const dateLabel = { 'aria-label': 'Date' }; const timeLabel = { 'aria-label': 'Time' }; const disabledLabel = { 'aria-label': 'Disabled' }; const pickerLabel = { 'aria-label': 'Picker' }; const clearLabel = { 'aria-label': 'Clear' }; const customFormatLabel = { 'aria-label': 'Custom Format' }; const birthDateLabel = { 'aria-label': 'Birth Date' }; function App() { const [value, setValue] = useState(new Date(1981, 3, 27)); const now = new Date(); const firstWorkDay2017 = new Date(2017, 0, 3); const min = new Date(1900, 0, 1); const dateClear = new Date(2015, 11, 1, 6); const disabledDates = service.getFederalHolidays(); const diffInDay = useMemo( () => `${Math.floor( Math.abs((new Date().getTime() - value.getTime()) / (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)), )} days`, [value], ); const onValueChanged = useCallback((e: DateBoxTypes.ValueChangedEvent) => { setValue(e.value); }, []); return ( <div> <div className="dx-fieldset"> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Date</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox defaultValue={now} inputAttr={dateLabel} type="date" /> </div> </div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Time</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox defaultValue={now} inputAttr={timeLabel} type="time" /> </div> </div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Date and time</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox defaultValue={now} inputAttr={dateTimeLabel} type="datetime" /> </div> </div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Custom format</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox defaultValue={now} inputAttr={customFormatLabel} displayFormat="EEEE, MMM dd" /> </div> </div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Date picker</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox defaultValue={now} inputAttr={pickerLabel} pickerType="rollers" /> </div> </div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Clear button</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox defaultValue={dateClear} type="time" inputAttr={clearLabel} showClearButton={true} /> </div> </div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Disabled</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox defaultValue={now} type="datetime" inputAttr={disabledLabel} disabled={true} /> </div> </div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Disable certain dates</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox defaultValue={firstWorkDay2017} type="date" pickerType="calendar" inputAttr={disabledLabel} disabledDates={disabledDates} /> </div> </div> </div> <div className="dx-fieldset"> <div className="dx-fieldset-header">Event Handling</div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Set Birthday</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox applyValueMode="useButtons" value={value} min={min} max={now} inputAttr={birthDateLabel} onValueChanged={onValueChanged} /> </div> </div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-value"> Your age is <div id="age">{diffInDay}</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> ); } export default App;
import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react'; import DateBox from 'devextreme-react/date-box'; import service from './data.js'; const dateTimeLabel = { 'aria-label': 'Date Time' }; const dateLabel = { 'aria-label': 'Date' }; const timeLabel = { 'aria-label': 'Time' }; const disabledLabel = { 'aria-label': 'Disabled' }; const pickerLabel = { 'aria-label': 'Picker' }; const clearLabel = { 'aria-label': 'Clear' }; const customFormatLabel = { 'aria-label': 'Custom Format' }; const birthDateLabel = { 'aria-label': 'Birth Date' }; function App() { const [value, setValue] = useState(new Date(1981, 3, 27)); const now = new Date(); const firstWorkDay2017 = new Date(2017, 0, 3); const min = new Date(1900, 0, 1); const dateClear = new Date(2015, 11, 1, 6); const disabledDates = service.getFederalHolidays(); const diffInDay = useMemo( () => `${Math.floor( Math.abs((new Date().getTime() - value.getTime()) / (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)), )} days`, [value], ); const onValueChanged = useCallback((e) => { setValue(e.value); }, []); return ( <div> <div className="dx-fieldset"> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Date</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox defaultValue={now} inputAttr={dateLabel} type="date" /> </div> </div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Time</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox defaultValue={now} inputAttr={timeLabel} type="time" /> </div> </div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Date and time</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox defaultValue={now} inputAttr={dateTimeLabel} type="datetime" /> </div> </div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Custom format</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox defaultValue={now} inputAttr={customFormatLabel} displayFormat="EEEE, MMM dd" /> </div> </div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Date picker</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox defaultValue={now} inputAttr={pickerLabel} pickerType="rollers" /> </div> </div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Clear button</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox defaultValue={dateClear} type="time" inputAttr={clearLabel} showClearButton={true} /> </div> </div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Disabled</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox defaultValue={now} type="datetime" inputAttr={disabledLabel} disabled={true} /> </div> </div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Disable certain dates</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox defaultValue={firstWorkDay2017} type="date" pickerType="calendar" inputAttr={disabledLabel} disabledDates={disabledDates} /> </div> </div> </div> <div className="dx-fieldset"> <div className="dx-fieldset-header">Event Handling</div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-label">Set Birthday</div> <div className="dx-field-value"> <DateBox applyValueMode="useButtons" value={value} min={min} max={now} inputAttr={birthDateLabel} onValueChanged={onValueChanged} /> </div> </div> <div className="dx-field"> <div className="dx-field-value"> Your age is <div id="age">{diffInDay}</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> ); } export default App;
import React from 'react'; import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'; import App from './App.tsx'; ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('app'));
const federalHolidays = [ new Date(2017, 0, 1), new Date(2017, 0, 2), new Date(2017, 0, 16), new Date(2017, 1, 20), new Date(2017, 4, 29), new Date(2017, 6, 4), new Date(2017, 8, 4), new Date(2017, 9, 9), new Date(2017, 10, 11), new Date(2017, 10, 23), new Date(2017, 11, 25), ]; export default { getFederalHolidays() { return federalHolidays; }, };
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import React from 'react'; import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'; import App from './App.js'; ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('app'));
const federalHolidays = [ new Date(2017, 0, 1), new Date(2017, 0, 2), new Date(2017, 0, 16), new Date(2017, 1, 20), new Date(2017, 4, 29), new Date(2017, 6, 4), new Date(2017, 8, 4), new Date(2017, 9, 9), new Date(2017, 10, 11), new Date(2017, 10, 23), new Date(2017, 11, 25), ]; export default { getFederalHolidays() { return federalHolidays; }, };
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <title>DevExtreme Demo</title> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=5.0" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn3.devexpress.com/jslib/24.1.7/css/dx.light.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="styles.css" /> <script src="https://unpkg.com/core-js@2.6.12/client/shim.min.js"></script> <script src="https://unpkg.com/systemjs@0.21.3/dist/system.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="config.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> System.import("./index.tsx"); </script> </head> <body class="dx-viewport"> <div class="demo-container"> <div id="app"></div> </div> </body> </html>
#age { display: inline-block; }

This demo illustrates the following DateBox properties:

  • value
    A value the DateBox displays.

  • type
    Specifies whether the DateBox allows users to select one of the following types:

    • "date"
      Users can select the date from the calendar, or they can type in their own date value (in the required format).

    • "time"
      Users can select a time from a range between 12:00 AM and 11:30 PM at 30-minute intervals, or they can type in their own time value (in the required format). Specify the interval property to set the time interval.

    • "datetime"
      Users can select the date from the calendar and the time from the spin and dropdown editors. They can also choose the Today button.

  • displayFormat
    A date/time display format. You can use one of the predefined formats or specify a custom format. This demo illustrates the latter.

  • pickerType
    Specifies the type of UI used to select a date or time. This demo shows how to change a calendar to a roller date picker.

  • showClearButton
    Specifies whether to display the button that clears the DateBox value.

  • disabled
    Specifies whether the DateBox responds to user interaction.

  • disabledDates
    Dates that are not available for selection.

  • applyValueMode
    Defines whether the selected value applies instantly or after a user clicks the Apply button.

To get started with the DevExtreme DateBox component, refer to the following tutorial for step-by-step instructions: Getting Started with DateBox.