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JavaScript/jQuery Calendar API

The Calendar is a UI component that displays a calendar and allows an end user to select the required date within a specified date range.

import Calendar from "devextreme/ui/calendar"

Options

An object defining configuration properties for the Calendar UI component.

Name Description
accessKey

Specifies the shortcut key that sets focus on the UI component.

activeStateEnabled

Specifies whether the UI component changes its visual state as a result of user interaction.

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.

cellTemplate

Specifies a custom template for calendar cells.

dateSerializationFormat

Specifies the date-time value serialization format.

disabled

Specifies whether the UI component responds to user interaction.

disabledDates

Specifies dates that users cannot select.

elementAttr

Specifies the global attributes to be attached to the UI component's container element.

firstDayOfWeek

Specifies the first day of a week.

focusStateEnabled

Specifies whether the UI component can be focused using keyboard navigation.

height

Specifies the UI component's height.

hint

Specifies text for a hint that appears when a user pauses on the UI component.

hoverStateEnabled

Specifies whether the UI component changes its state when a user pauses on it.

isDirty

Specifies whether the component's current value differs from the initial value.

isValid

Specifies or indicates whether the editor's value is valid.

max

The latest date the UI component allows to select.

maxZoomLevel

Specifies the maximum zoom level of the calendar.

min

The earliest date the UI component allows to select.

minZoomLevel

Specifies the minimum zoom level of the calendar.

name

The value to be assigned to the name attribute of the underlying HTML element.

onDisposing

A function that is executed before the UI component is disposed of.

onInitialized

A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the UI component instance.

onOptionChanged

A function that is executed after a UI component property is changed.

onValueChanged

A function that is executed after the UI component's value is changed.

readOnly

Specifies whether the editor is read-only.

rtlEnabled

Switches the UI component to a right-to-left representation.

selectionMode

Specifies one of three selection modes: single, multiple, or range.

selectWeekOnClick

Specifies whether a user can select a week by clicking on a week number.

showTodayButton

Specifies whether or not the UI component displays a button that selects the current date.

showWeekNumbers

Specifies whether to display a column with week numbers.

tabIndex

Specifies the number of the element when the Tab key is used for navigating.

validationError

Information on the broken validation rule. Contains the first item from the validationErrors array.

validationErrors

An array of the validation rules that failed.

validationMessageMode

Specifies how the message about the validation rules that are not satisfied by this editor's value is displayed.

validationMessagePosition

Specifies the position of a validation message relative to the component. The validation message describes the validation rules that this component's value does not satisfy.

validationStatus

Indicates or specifies the current validation status.

value

An object or a value that specifies the date and time selected in the calendar.

visible

Specifies whether the UI component is visible.

weekNumberRule

Specifies a week number calculation rule.

width

Specifies the UI component's width.

zoomLevel

Specifies the current calendar zoom level.

Methods

Name Description
beginUpdate()

Postpones rendering that can negatively affect performance until the endUpdate() method is called.

clear()

Resets the value property to the default value.

defaultOptions(rule)

Specifies the device-dependent default configuration properties for this component.

dispose()

Disposes of all the resources allocated to the Calendar instance.

element()

Gets the root UI component element.

endUpdate()

Refreshes the UI component after a call of the beginUpdate() method.

focus()

Sets focus on the UI component.

getInstance(element)

Gets the instance of a UI component found using its DOM node.

instance()

Gets the UI component's instance. Use it to access other methods of the UI component.

off(eventName)

Detaches all event handlers from a single event.

off(eventName, eventHandler)

Detaches a particular event handler from a single event.

on(eventName, eventHandler)

Subscribes to an event.

on(events)

Subscribes to events.

option()

Gets all UI component properties.

option(optionName)

Gets the value of a single property.

option(optionName, optionValue)

Updates the value of a single property.

option(options)

Updates the values of several properties.

registerKeyHandler(key, handler)

Registers a handler to be executed when a user presses a specific key.

repaint()

Renders the component again without reloading data. Use the method to update the component's markup and appearance dynamically.

reset()

Resets the value property to the initial value.

reset(value)

Resets the value property to the value passed as an argument.

resetOption(optionName)

Resets a property to its default value.

Events

This section describes events that this UI component raises.

Name Description
disposing

Raised before the UI component is disposed of.

initialized

Raised only once, after the UI component is initialized.

optionChanged

Raised after a UI component property is changed.

valueChanged

Raised after the UI component's value is changed.

See Also

Types

Name Description
CalendarSelectionMode

Specifies one of three selection modes: single, multiple, or range.

CalendarZoomLevel

Specifies the current calendar zoom level.

DisabledDate

Specifies dates that users cannot select.

DisposingEvent

The type of the disposing event handler's argument.

InitializedEvent

The type of the initialized event handler's argument.

OptionChangedEvent

The type of the optionChanged event handler's argument.

ValueChangedEvent

The type of the valueChanged event handler's argument.

WeekNumberRule

Specifies a week number calculation rule.