Angular Calendar Properties
An object defining configuration options for the Calendar widget.
See Also
- Configure a Widget: Angular | Vue | React | jQuery | AngularJS | Knockout | ASP.NET MVC 5 | ASP.NET Core
accessKey
Specifies the shortcut key that sets focus on the widget.
The value of this option will be passed to the accesskey
attribute of the HTML element that underlies the widget.
activeStateEnabled
Specifies whether or not the widget changes its state when interacting with a user.
This option is used when the widget is displayed on a platform whose guidelines include the active state change for widgets.
cellComponent
An alias for the cellTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a custom component. Refer to Using a Custom Component for more information.
cellRender
An alias for the cellTemplate property specified in React. Accepts a rendering function. Refer to Using a Rendering Function for more information.
dateSerializationFormat
Specifies the date-time value serialization format. Use it only if you do not specify the value at design time.
Without a value, the widget cannot detect its format. In this case, specify the dateSerializationFormat option that supports the following formats:
"yyyy-MM-dd"
- a local date"yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss"
- local date and time"yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ"
- the UTC date and time"yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssx"
- date and time with a timezone
This option applies only if the forceIsoDateParsing field is set to true in the global configuration object.
disabledDates
Specifies dates that users cannot select.
true if the date should be disabled; otherwise false.
This option accepts an array of dates...
jQuery
$(function() { $("#calendarContainer").dxCalendar({ // ... disabledDates: [ new Date("07/1/2017"), new Date("07/2/2017"), new Date("07/3/2017") ] }); });
Angular
<dx-calendar ... [disabledDates]="disabledDates"> </dx-calendar>
import { Component } from '@angular/core'; @Component({ selector: 'app-root', templateUrl: './app.component.html', styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'] }) export class AppComponent { disabledDates: Date[] = [ new Date("07/1/2017"), new Date("07/2/2017"), new Date("07/3/2017") ]; }
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'; import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'; import { AppComponent } from './app.component'; import { DxCalendarModule } from 'devextreme-angular'; @NgModule({ declarations: [ AppComponent ], imports: [ BrowserModule, DxCalendarModule ], providers: [ ], bootstrap: [AppComponent] }) export class AppModule { }
Vue
<template> <DxCalendar ... :disabled-dates="disabledDates" /> </template> <script> import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css'; import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; import DxCalendar from 'devextreme-vue/calendar'; export default { components: { DxCalendar }, data() { return { disabledDates: [ new Date("07/1/2017"), new Date("07/2/2017"), new Date("07/3/2017") ] } } } </script>
React
import React from 'react'; import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css'; import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; import Calendar from 'devextreme-react/calendar'; class App extends React.Component { constructor() { this.disabledDates = [ new Date("07/1/2017"), new Date("07/2/2017"), new Date("07/3/2017") ]; } render() { return ( <Calendar ... disabledDates={this.disabledDates} /> ); } } export default App;
... or a function that specifies whether the currently checked date is disabled.
jQuery
$(function() { $("#calendarContainer").dxCalendar({ // ... disabledDates: function(args) { var dayOfWeek = args.date.getDay(), month = args.date.getMonth(), isWeekend = args.view === "month" && (dayOfWeek === 0 || dayOfWeek === 6 ), isMarch = (args.view === "year" || args.view === "month") && month === 2; return isWeekend || isMarch; } }); });
Angular
<dx-calendar ... [disabledDates]="disableDates"> </dx-calendar>
import { Component } from '@angular/core'; @Component({ selector: 'app-root', templateUrl: './app.component.html', styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'] }) export class AppComponent { disableDates(args) { var dayOfWeek = args.date.getDay(), month = args.date.getMonth(), isWeekend = args.view === "month" && (dayOfWeek === 0 || dayOfWeek === 6 ), isMarch = (args.view === "year" || args.view === "month") && month === 2; return isWeekend || isMarch; } }
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'; import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'; import { AppComponent } from './app.component'; import { DxCalendarModule } from 'devextreme-angular'; @NgModule({ declarations: [ AppComponent ], imports: [ BrowserModule, DxCalendarModule ], providers: [ ], bootstrap: [AppComponent] }) export class AppModule { }
Vue
<template> <DxCalendar ... :disabled-dates="disableDates" /> </template> <script> import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css'; import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; import DxCalendar from 'devextreme-vue/calendar'; export default { components: { DxCalendar }, methods: { disableDates(args) { var dayOfWeek = args.date.getDay(), month = args.date.getMonth(), isWeekend = args.view === "month" && (dayOfWeek === 0 || dayOfWeek === 6 ), isMarch = (args.view === "year" || args.view === "month") && month === 2; return isWeekend || isMarch; } } } </script>
React
import React from 'react'; import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css'; import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; import Calendar from 'devextreme-react/calendar'; class App extends React.Component { disableDates(args) { var dayOfWeek = args.date.getDay(), month = args.date.getMonth(), isWeekend = args.view === "month" && (dayOfWeek === 0 || dayOfWeek === 6 ), isMarch = (args.view === "year" || args.view === "month") && month === 2; return isWeekend || isMarch; } render() { return ( <Calendar ... disabledDates={this.disableDates} /> ); } } export default App;
See Also
elementAttr
Specifies the attributes to be attached to the widget's root element.
jQuery
$(function(){ $("#calendarContainer").dxCalendar({ // ... elementAttr: { id: "elementId", class: "class-name" } }); });
Angular
<dx-calendar ... [elementAttr]="{ id: 'elementId', class: 'class-name' }"> </dx-calendar>
import { DxCalendarModule } from "devextreme-angular"; // ... export class AppComponent { // ... } @NgModule({ imports: [ // ... DxCalendarModule ], // ... })
Vue
<template> <DxCalendar ... :element-attr="calendarAttributes"> </DxCalendar> </template> <script> import DxCalendar from 'devextreme-vue/calendar'; export default { components: { DxCalendar }, data() { return { calendarAttributes: { id: 'elementId', class: 'class-name' } } } } </script>
React
import React from 'react'; import Calendar from 'devextreme-react/calendar'; class App extends React.Component { calendarAttributes = { id: 'elementId', class: 'class-name' } render() { return ( <Calendar ... elementAttr={this.calendarAttributes}> </Calendar> ); } } export default App;
firstDayOfWeek
Specifies the first day of a week.
The option can take on a value from 0 to 6.
- 0 - Sunday
- 1 - Monday
- 2 - Tuesday
- 3 - Wednesday
- 4 - Thursday
- 5 - Friday
- 6 - Saturday
By default, the value provided by the culture settings is used.
Use the FirstDayOfWeek
enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC 5 Control or a DevExtreme-Based ASP.NET Core Control. This enum accepts the following values: Sunday
, Monday
, Tuesday
, Wednesday
, Thursday
, Friday
, and Saturday
.
focusStateEnabled
Specifies whether the widget can be focused using keyboard navigation.
height
Specifies the widget's height.
This option accepts a value of one of the following types:
Number
The height in pixels.String
A CSS-accepted measurement of height. For example,"55px"
,"80%"
,"inherit"
.Function
A function returning either of the above. For example:JavaScriptheight: function() { return window.innerHeight / 1.5; }
The widget's minimum height depends on the current theme. If the height option value is less than the minimum height, the widget height is set to the minimum value, ignoring the specified value. Below is a list of minimum calendar sizes depending on the current theme.
- Generic - 280x270
- Android - 290x260
- iOS - 260x260
hint
Specifies text for a hint that appears when a user pauses on the widget.
hoverStateEnabled
Specifies whether the widget changes its state when a user pauses on it.
isValid
Specifies or indicates whether the editor's value is valid.
See Also
maxZoomLevel
Specifies the maximum zoom level of the calendar.
Use the CalendarZoomLevel
enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC 5 Control or a DevExtreme-Based ASP.NET Core Control. This enum accepts the following values: Month
, Year
, Decade
, and Century
.
See Also
minZoomLevel
Specifies the minimum zoom level of the calendar.
Use the CalendarZoomLevel
enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC 5 Control or a DevExtreme-Based ASP.NET Core Control. This enum accepts the following values: Month
, Year
, Decade
, and Century
.
See Also
name
The value to be assigned to the name
attribute of the underlying HTML element.
Specify this option if the widget lies within an HTML form that will be submitted.
If you configure the widget as an ASP.NET MVC 5 Control or a DevExtreme-Based ASP.NET Core Control, use this option to bind the widget to a model property. If this model property contains Data Annotation validation attributes, you get the client-side validation enabled by default.
onDisposing
A function that is executed before the widget is disposed of.
Information about the event.
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
component |
The widget's instance. |
|
element |
The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
model |
Model data. Available only if you use Knockout. |
onInitialized
A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the widget instance.
Information about the event.
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
component |
The widget's instance. |
|
element |
The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
onOptionChanged
A function that is executed after a widget option is changed.
Information about the event.
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
model |
Model data. Available only if you use Knockout. |
|
fullName |
The path to the modified option that includes all parent options. |
|
element |
The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
component |
The widget's instance. |
|
name |
The modified option if it belongs to the first level. Otherwise, the first-level option it is nested into. |
|
value | any |
The modified option's new value. |
onValueChanged
A function that is executed after the widget's value is changed.
Information about the event.
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
component |
The widget's instance. |
|
element |
The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery. |
|
event | Event (jQuery or EventObject) |
The event that caused the function to execute. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery. This field is undefined if the value is changed programmatically. |
jQueryEvent |
Use 'event' instead. The jQuery event that caused the handler execution. Deprecated in favor of the event field. |
|
model |
Model data. Available only if Knockout is used. |
|
previousValue |
The widget's previous value. |
|
value |
The widget's new value. |
rtlEnabled
Switches the widget to a right-to-left representation.
When this option is set to true, the widget text flows from right to left, and the layout of elements is reversed. To switch the entire application/site to the right-to-left representation, assign true to the rtlEnabled field of the object passed to the DevExpress.config(config) method.
DevExpress.config({ rtlEnabled: true });
See Also
- Right-to-Left Support Demo: DataGrid | Navigation Widgets | Editors
showTodayButton
Specifies whether or not the widget displays a button that selects the current date.
tabIndex
Specifies the number of the element when the Tab key is used for navigating.
The value of this option will be passed to the tabindex
attribute of the HTML element that underlies the widget.
validationError
Information on the broken validation rule. Contains the first item from the validationErrors array.
See Also
validationMessageMode
Specifies how the message about the validation rules that are not satisfied by this editor's value is displayed.
The following option values are possible:
- auto
The tooltip with the message is displayed when the editor is in focus. - always
The tooltip with the message is not hidden when the editor loses focus.
Use the ValidationMessageMode
enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC 5 Control or a DevExtreme-Based ASP.NET Core Control. This enum accepts the following values: Auto
and Always
.
validationStatus
Indicates or specifies the current validation status.
The following table illustrates the validation status indicators:
validationStatus | Indicator |
---|---|
"pending" |
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"valid" |
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"invalid" |
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value
An object or a value specifying the date and time currently selected in the calendar.
You can specify the current widget value using any of the following formats.
Date
Specifies the date directly.Number
Specifies the date using a timestamp (total milliseconds since 1970/01/01).String
Specifies the date using a string value. The widget supports the following formats of a date string.- "yyyy-MM-dd" (for example, "2017-03-06")
- "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss" (for example, "2017-03-27T16:54:48")
- "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ" (for example, "2017-03-27T13:55:41Z")
- "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssx" (for example, "2017-03-27T16:54:10+03")
If the widget value is changed by an end-user, the new value is saved in the same format as the initial value.
width
Specifies the widget's width.
This option accepts a value of one of the following types:
Number
The width in pixels.String
A CSS-accepted measurement of width. For example,"55px"
,"80%"
,"auto"
,"inherit"
.Function
A function returning either of the above. For example:JavaScriptwidth: function() { return window.innerWidth / 1.5; }
The widget has a minimum width that depends on the current theme. If the width option value is less than the minimum width, the widget width is set to the minimum value, ignoring the specified value. Below is a list of minimum calendar sizes depending on the current theme.
- Generic - 280x270
- Android - 290x260
- iOS - 260x260
zoomLevel
Specifies the current calendar zoom level.
Zoom level determines the size of a date range displayed on a single calendar page.
Use the CalendarZoomLevel
enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC 5 Control or a DevExtreme-Based ASP.NET Core Control. This enum accepts the following values: Month
, Year
, Decade
, and Century
.
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