Box
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JavaScript/jQuery DateBox Options

An object defining configuration properties for the DateBox UI component.

acceptCustomValue

Specifies whether or not the UI component allows an end user to enter a custom value.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

accessKey

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

Type:

String

Default Value: undefined

The value of this property will be passed to the accesskey attribute of the HTML element that underlies the UI component.

activeStateEnabled

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

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

The UI component switches to the active state when users press down the primary mouse button. When this property is set to true, the CSS rules for the active state apply. You can change these rules to customize the component.

Use this property when you display the component on a platform whose guidelines include the active state change for UI components.

adaptivityEnabled

Specifies whether or not adaptive UI component rendering is enabled on a small screen.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

While displaying DateBox in your app, you may want to use different layouts for different screen sizes. While desktop monitors provide enough space, mobile screens do not. In this case, you can enable the UI component to have a more compact representation. For this purpose, assign true to the adaptivityEnabled property. In the adaptive mode, the date box is displayed without the digital clock face.

applyButtonText

The text displayed on the Apply button.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'OK'

applyValueMode

Specifies the way an end user applies the selected value.

Default Value: 'instantly'

The property accepts the following values.

  • "useButtons"
    Enables an end user to apply the selected value or cancel the selection using the Apply and Cancel buttons respectively. When the pickerType is 'calendar', choosing this mode activates the showTodayButton property.

  • "instantly"
    Applies the selected value immediately after a user clicks the required value in the drop-down menu. This mode cannot be used if the pickerType is "rollers" or the type is "datetime".

View Demo

buttons[]

Allows you to add custom buttons to the input text field.

Type:

Array<DropDownPredefinedButton | TextEditorButton>

Default Value: undefined

Built-in buttons should also be declared in this array. You can find an example in the following demo:

View Demo

calendarOptions

Configures the calendar's value picker. Applies only if the pickerType is "calendar".

Default Value: {}

You can specify most of the Calendar properties in this object except those listed below. These properties are overridden by their DateBox counterparts.

Angular
NOTE
The nested component that configures the calendarOptions property does not support event bindings and two-way property bindings.
Vue
NOTE
The nested component that configures the calendarOptions property does not support event bindings and two-way property bindings.

cancelButtonText

The text displayed on the Cancel button.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'Cancel'

dateOutOfRangeMessage

Specifies the message displayed if the specified date is later than the max value or earlier than the min value.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'Value is out of range'

dateSerializationFormat

Specifies the date-time value serialization format.

Type:

String

Default Value: undefined

Date-time serialization involves date-time value conversion into a string format for storage or transmission. To ensure proper format detection, specify this property.

Use LDML patterns to pass custom format strings to this property.

IMPORTANT
dateSerializationFormat does not support all LDML pattern combinations.

For instance, you can specify the following patterns:

  • "yyyy-MM-dd"
    A date.

  • "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss"
    Local date and time.

  • "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ"
    Date and time in UTC.

  • "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssx", "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssxx", "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssxxx"
    Date and time with a timezone.

NOTE
  • You can use this property only if you do not specify the initial value. dateSerializationFormat is calculated automatically if you pass a value in the initial configuration.

  • If you specify this property, the value will be a string, not a Date object.

  • If you use API to change the value, make sure that the value has the same format that you specified in this property.

  • This property takes effect only if the forceIsoDateParsing field is set to true in the global configuration object.

See Also

deferRendering

Specifies whether to render the drop-down field's content when it is displayed. If false, the content is rendered immediately.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

Angular

If you set the deferRendering property to true, wrap the content in the Angular named template.

Vue

If you set the deferRendering property to true, wrap the content in the Vue named template.

disabled

Specifies whether the UI component responds to user interaction.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

disabledDates

Specifies dates that users cannot select. Applies only if pickerType is "calendar".

Type:

Array<Date>

|

Function

Function parameters:
data:

Object

Information about the checked date.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

date

Date

The currently checked date.

view

String

The current view: "month", "year", "decade", or "century".

Return Value:

Boolean

true if the date should be disabled; otherwise false.

Default Value: null

This property accepts an array of dates:

jQuery
index.js
$(function() {
    $("#dateBoxContainer").dxDateBox({
        // ...
        disabledDates: [ 
            new Date("07/1/2017"),  
            new Date("07/2/2017"), 
            new Date("07/3/2017") 
        ]
    });
});
Angular
app.component.html
app.component.ts
app.module.ts
<dx-date-box ...
    [disabledDates]="disabledDates">
</dx-date-box>
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 { DxDateBoxModule } from 'devextreme-angular';

@NgModule({
    declarations: [
        AppComponent
    ],
    imports: [
        BrowserModule,
        DxDateBoxModule
    ],
    providers: [ ],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxDateBox ...
        :disabled-dates="disabledDates"
    />
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import DxDateBox from 'devextreme-vue/date-box';

export default {
    components: {
        DxDateBox
    },
    data() {
        return {
            disabledDates: [ 
                new Date("07/1/2017"),  
                new Date("07/2/2017"), 
                new Date("07/3/2017") 
            ]
        }
    }
}
</script>
React
App.js
import React from 'react';

import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import DateBox from 'devextreme-react/date-box';

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 (
            <DateBox ...
                disabledDates={this.disabledDates} 
            />
        );
    }
}
export default App;

View Demo

Alternatively, pass a function to disabledDates. This function should define the rules that determine whether the checked date is disabled. A separate set of rules should target every view individually.

jQuery
index.js
$(function() {
    $("#dateBoxContainer").dxDateBox({
        // ...
        disabledDates: function(args) {
            const dayOfWeek = args.date.getDay();
            const month = args.date.getMonth();
            const isWeekend = args.view === "month" && (dayOfWeek === 0 || dayOfWeek === 6 );
            const isMarch = (args.view === "year" || args.view === "month") && month === 2;

            return isWeekend || isMarch;
        }
    });
});
Angular
app.component.html
app.component.ts
app.module.ts
<dx-date-box ...
    [disabledDates]="disableDates">
</dx-date-box>
import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
    selector: 'app-root',
    templateUrl: './app.component.html',
    styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent {
    disableDates(args) {
        const dayOfWeek = args.date.getDay();
        const month = args.date.getMonth();
        const isWeekend = args.view === "month" && (dayOfWeek === 0 || dayOfWeek === 6 );
        const 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 { DxDateBoxModule } from 'devextreme-angular';

@NgModule({
    declarations: [
        AppComponent
    ],
    imports: [
        BrowserModule,
        DxDateBoxModule
    ],
    providers: [ ],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxDateBox ...
        :disabled-dates="disableDates"
    />
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import DxDateBox from 'devextreme-vue/date-box';

export default {
    components: {
        DxDateBox
    },
    methods: {
        disableDates(args) {
            const dayOfWeek = args.date.getDay();
            const month = args.date.getMonth();
            const isWeekend = args.view === "month" && (dayOfWeek === 0 || dayOfWeek === 6 );
            const isMarch = (args.view === "year" || args.view === "month") && month === 2;

            return isWeekend || isMarch;
        }
    }
}
</script>
React
App.js
import React from 'react';

import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import DateBox from 'devextreme-react/date-box';

class App extends React.Component {
    disableDates(args) {
        const dayOfWeek = args.date.getDay();
        const month = args.date.getMonth();
        const isWeekend = args.view === "month" && (dayOfWeek === 0 || dayOfWeek === 6 );
        const isMarch = (args.view === "year" || args.view === "month") && month === 2;

        return isWeekend || isMarch;
    }
    render() {
        return (
            <DateBox ...
                disabledDates={this.disableDates} 
            />
        );
    }
}
export default App;

displayFormat

Specifies the date display format. Ignored if the pickerType property is "native"

Type:

Format

Default Value: null

Set useMaskBehavior to true to control user input according to the display format.

The default display format is selected automatically based on the current locale.

View Demo View on GitHub

See Also

dropDownButtonTemplate

Specifies a custom template for the drop-down button.

Type:

template

Template Data:
Name Type Description
icon

String

The button's icon.

text

String

The button's text.

Default Name: 'dropDownButton'

dropDownOptions

Configures the drop-down field which holds the content.

Default Value: {}

See Popup Configuration for properties that you can specify in this object.

Angular
NOTE
The nested component that configures the dropDownOptions property does not support event bindings and two-way property bindings.
Vue
NOTE
The nested component that configures the dropDownOptions property does not support event bindings and two-way property bindings.

elementAttr

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

Type:

Object

Default Value: {}

jQuery
$(function(){
    $("#dateBoxContainer").dxDateBox({
        // ...
        elementAttr: {
            id: "elementId",
            class: "class-name"
        }
    });
});
Angular
HTML
TypeScript
<dx-date-box ...
    [elementAttr]="{ id: 'elementId', class: 'class-name' }">
</dx-date-box>
import { DxDateBoxModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDateBoxModule
    ],
    // ...
})
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxDateBox ...
        :element-attr="dateBoxAttributes">
    </DxDateBox>
</template>

<script>
import DxDateBox from 'devextreme-vue/date-box';

export default {
    components: {
        DxDateBox
    },
    data() {
        return {
            dateBoxAttributes: {
                id: 'elementId',
                class: 'class-name'
            }
        }
    }
}
</script>
React
App.js
import React from 'react';

import DateBox from 'devextreme-react/date-box';

class App extends React.Component {
    dateBoxAttributes = {
        id: 'elementId',
        class: 'class-name'
    }

    render() {
        return (
            <DateBox ...
                elementAttr={this.dateBoxAttributes}>
            </DateBox>
        );
    }
}
export default App;

focusStateEnabled

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

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

height

Specifies the UI component's height.

Type:

Number

|

String

|

Function

Return Value:

Number

|

String

The UI component's height.

Default Value: undefined

This property accepts a value of one of the following types:

  • Number
    The height in pixels.

  • String
    A CSS-accepted measurement of height. For example, "55px", "20vh", "80%", "inherit".

  • Function (deprecated since v21.2)
    Refer to the W0017 warning description for information on how you can migrate to viewport units.

hint

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

Type:

String

Default Value: undefined

hoverStateEnabled

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

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

inputAttr

Specifies the attributes to be passed on to the underlying HTML element.

Type: any
Default Value: {}

jQuery
$(function(){
    $("#dateBoxContainer").dxDateBox({
        // ...
        inputAttr: {
            id: "inputId"
        }
    });
});
Angular
HTML
TypeScript
<dx-date-box ...
    [inputAttr]="{ id: 'inputId' }">
</dx-date-box>
import { DxDateBoxModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxDateBoxModule
    ],
    // ...
})
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxDateBox
        :input-attr="inputAttr"
    />
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import DxDateBox from 'devextreme-vue/date-box';

export default {
    components: {
        DxDateBox
    },
    data() {
        return {
            inputAttr: { id: 'inputId' }
        }
    }
}
</script>
React
App.js
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import DateBox from 'devextreme-react/date-box';

const inputAttr = { id: 'inputId' };

export default function App() {
    return (
        <DateBox
            inputAttr={inputAttr}
        />
    );
}
ASP.NET MVC Controls
Razor C#
Razor VB
@(Html.DevExtreme().DateBox()
    .InputAttr("id", "inputId")
    // ===== or =====
    .InputAttr(new {
        @id = "inputId"
    })
    // ===== or =====
    .InputAttr(new Dictionary<string, object>() {
        { "id", "inputId" }
    })
)
@(Html.DevExtreme().DateBox() _
    .InputAttr("id", "inputId")
    ' ===== or =====
    .InputAttr(New With {
        .id = "inputId"
    })
    ' ===== or =====
    .InputAttr(New Dictionary(Of String, Object) From {
        { "id", "inputId" }
    })
)

To improve accessibility, use this property to specify aria-label for the component.

jQuery
index.js
$(function(){
    $("#dateBoxContainer").dxDateBox({
        // ...
        inputAttr: {
            'aria-label': 'your-label',
        },
    });
});
Angular
app.component.html
<dx-date-box ...
    [inputAttr]="{ 'aria-label': 'your-label' }">
</dx-date-box>
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxDateBox
        :input-attr="inputAttr"
    />
</template>

<script>
import DxDateBox from 'devextreme-vue/date-box';

export default {
    components: {
        DxDateBox
    },
    data() {
        return {
            inputAttr: { 'aria-label': 'your-label' }
        }
    }
}
</script>
React
App.js
import DateBox from 'devextreme-react/date-box';

const inputAttr = { 'aria-label': 'your-label' };

export default function App() {
    return (
        <DateBox
            inputAttr={inputAttr}
        />
    );
}

You do not need to specify aria-label if you use label.

interval

Specifies the interval between neighboring values in the popup list in minutes.

Type:

Number

Default Value: 30

NOTE
This property applies only if the type property is set to "time" and the pickerType is "list".

invalidDateMessage

Specifies the message displayed if the typed value is not a valid date or time.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'Value must be a date or time'

isDirty

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

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false
NOTE
If acceptCustomValue is enabled and the entered value is not a date, the isDirty value does not change.

This property is a read-only flag. You can use it to check if the editor value changed.

jQuery
index.js
$(() => {
    const dateBox = $('#dateBox').dxDateBox({
        // ...
    }).dxDateBox('instance');

    $('#button').dxButton({
        // ...
        onClick () {
            if (dateBox.option('isDirty')) {
                DevExpress.ui.notify("Do not forget to save changes", "warning", 500);
            }
        }
    });
});
Angular
app.component.ts
app.component.html
import { Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { DxDateBoxComponent, DxButtonModule } from 'devextreme-angular';
import notify from 'devextreme/ui/notify';

@Component({
    selector: 'app-root',
    templateUrl: './app.component.html',
    styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild('dateBoxRef', { static: false }) dateBox: DxDateBoxComponent;

    onClick () {
        if (this.dateBox.instance.option('isDirty')) {
            notify("Do not forget to save changes", "warning", 500);
        }
    }
}
<dx-date-box ... 
    #dateBoxRef
>
</dx-date-box>
<dx-button ...
    (onClick)="onClick($event)"
>
</dx-button>
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxDateBox ...
        :ref="dateBoxRef"
    >
    </DxDateBox>
    <DxButton ...
        @click="onClick"
    />
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
import DxDateBox from 'devextreme-vue/date-box';
import DxButton from 'devextreme-vue/button';
import notify from 'devextreme/ui/notify';

export default {
    components: {
        DxDateBox,
        DxButton
    },

    data() {
        return {
            dateBoxRef
        }
    },

    methods: {
        onClick () {
            if (this.dateBox.option('isDirty')) {
                notify("Do not forget to save changes", "warning", 500);
            }
        }
    },

    computed: {
        dateBox: function() {
            return this.$refs[dateBoxRef].instance;
        }
    }
}
</script>
React
App.js
import React, { useRef } from 'react';
import DateBox from 'devextreme-react/date-box';
import Button from 'devextreme-react/button';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

const App = () => {
    const dateBoxRef = useRef(null);

    const onClick = () => {
        if (this.dateBoxRef.current.instance().option('isDirty')) {
            notify("Do not forget to save changes", "warning", 500);
        }
    };

    return (
        <DateBox ...
            ref={dateBoxRef}
        >
        </DateBox>
        <Button ...
            onClick={onClick}
        />
    );
};

export default App;
See Also

isValid

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

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

NOTE
When you use async rules, isValid is true if the status is "pending" or "valid".
See Also

label

Specifies a text string used to annotate the editor's value.

Type:

String

Default Value: ''

labelMode

Specifies the label's display mode.

Type:

LabelMode

Default Value: 'static', 'floating' (Material), 'outside' (Fluent)

This property can have one of the following values:

labelMode Description Illustration
"static" The label is displayed above the input field.
"floating" The label is used as a placeholder, but when the editor gets focus,
the label moves to the position above the input field.
"hidden" The label is hidden.
"outside" The label is outside.
NOTE

If autofill is enabled in the browser, we do not recommend that you use "floating" mode. The autofill values will overlap the label when it is displayed as a placeholder. Use "static" mode instead.

max

The last date that can be selected within the UI component.

Type:

Date

|

Number

|

String

Default Value: undefined

You can use the following formats to specify the maximum date:

  • Date
    Specifies the date directly.

  • Number
    Specifies the date with a timestamp (total milliseconds since 1970/01/01).

  • String
    Specifies the date as a string value. The UI component supports the following date string formats:

    • "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, "20170327T16:54:10+03")

View Demo

NOTE
  • If this property is undefined, pickerType - "rollers", type - "date" or "datetime", the UI component renders values up to 50 years from the current date.

  • If you set the type property to 'time', you still need to use a full Date() as the max, not HH:mm.

See Also

maxLength

Specifies the maximum number of characters you can enter into the textbox.

Type:

String

|

Number

Default Value: null

If the number of entered characters reaches the value assigned to this property, the UI component does not allow you to enter any more characters.

min

The minimum date that can be selected within the UI component.

Type:

Date

|

Number

|

String

Default Value: undefined

You can use the following formats to specify the minimum date:

  • Date
    Specifies the date directly.

  • Number
    Specifies the date with a timestamp (total milliseconds since 1970/01/01).

  • String
    Specifies the date as a string value. The UI component supports the following date string formats:

    • "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, "20170327T16:54:10+03")

View Demo

NOTE
  • If this property is undefined, pickerType - "rollers", type - "date" or "datetime", the UI component renders values from 01/01/1900.

  • If you set the type property to 'time', you still need to use a full Date() as the min, not HH:mm.

See Also

name

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

Type:

String

Default Value: ''

Specify this property if the UI component lies within an HTML form that will be submitted.

onChange

A function that is executed when the UI component loses focus after the text field's content was changed using the keyboard.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

onClosed

A function that is executed once the drop-down editor is closed.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

onContentReady

A function that is executed when the UI component is rendered and each time the component is repainted.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

onCopy

A function that is executed when the UI component's input has been copied.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

onCut

A function that is executed when the UI component's input has been cut.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

onDisposing

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

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

onEnterKey

A function that is executed when the Enter key has been pressed while the UI component is focused.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

NOTE
This function is executed after the onKeyUp and onKeyDown functions.

onFocusIn

A function that is executed when the UI component gets focus.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

onFocusOut

A function that is executed when the UI component loses focus.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

onInitialized

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

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

Angular
app.component.html
app.component.ts
<dx-date-box ...
    (onInitialized)="saveInstance($event)">
</dx-date-box>
import { Component } from "@angular/core";
import DateBox from "devextreme/ui/data_grid";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    dateBoxInstance: DateBox;
    saveInstance (e) {
        this.dateBoxInstance = e.component;
    }
}
Vue
App.vue (Options API)
App.vue (Composition API)
<template>
    <div>
        <DxDateBox ...
            @initialized="saveInstance">
        </DxDateBox>
    </div>
</template>

<script>
import DxDateBox from 'devextreme-vue/date-box';

export default {
    components: {
        DxDateBox
    },
    data: function() {
        return {
            dateBoxInstance: null
        };
    },
    methods: {
        saveInstance: function(e) {
            this.dateBoxInstance = e.component;
        }
    }
};
</script>
<template>
    <div>
        <DxDateBox ...
            @initialized="saveInstance">
        </DxDateBox>
    </div>
</template>

<script setup>
import DxDateBox from 'devextreme-vue/date-box';

let dateBoxInstance = null;

const saveInstance = (e) => {
    dateBoxInstance = e.component;
}
</script>
React
App.js
import DateBox from 'devextreme-react/date-box';

class App extends React.Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);

        this.saveInstance = this.saveInstance.bind(this);
    }

    saveInstance(e) {
        this.dateBoxInstance = e.component;
    }

    render() {
        return (
            <div>
                <DateBox onInitialized={this.saveInstance} />
            </div>
        );
    }
}
See Also
jQuery
  • Get a UI component Instance in jQuery
Angular
  • Get a UI component Instance in Angular
Vue
  • Get a UI component Instance in Vue
React
  • Get a UI component Instance in React

onInput

A function that is executed each time the UI component's input is changed while the UI component is focused.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

onKeyDown

A function that is executed when a user is pressing a key on the keyboard.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

onKeyUp

A function that is executed when a user releases a key on the keyboard.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

onOpened

A function that is executed once the drop-down editor is opened.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

onOptionChanged

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

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
value any

The modified property's new value.

previousValue any

The UI component's previous value.

name

String

The modified property if it belongs to the first level. Otherwise, the first-level property it is nested into.

fullName

String

The path to the modified property that includes all parent properties.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

The following example shows how to subscribe to component property changes:

jQuery
index.js
$(function() {
    $("#dateBoxContainer").dxDateBox({
        // ...
        onOptionChanged: function(e) {
            if(e.name === "changedProperty") {
                // handle the property change here
            }
        }
    });
});
Angular
app.component.html
app.component.ts
app.module.ts
<dx-date-box ...
    (onOptionChanged)="handlePropertyChange($event)"> 
</dx-date-box>
import { Component } from '@angular/core'; 

@Component({ 
    selector: 'app-root', 
    templateUrl: './app.component.html', 
    styleUrls: ['./app.component.css'] 
}) 

export class AppComponent { 
    // ...
    handlePropertyChange(e) {
        if(e.name === "changedProperty") { 
            // handle the property change here
        }
    }
}
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'; 
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'; 
import { AppComponent } from './app.component'; 
import { DxDateBoxModule } from 'devextreme-angular'; 

@NgModule({ 
    declarations: [ 
        AppComponent 
    ], 
    imports: [ 
        BrowserModule, 
        DxDateBoxModule 
    ], 
    providers: [ ], 
    bootstrap: [AppComponent] 
}) 

export class AppModule { }  
Vue
App.vue
<template> 
    <DxDateBox ...
        @option-changed="handlePropertyChange"
    />            
</template> 

<script>  
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; 
import DxDateBox from 'devextreme-vue/date-box'; 

export default { 
    components: { 
        DxDateBox
    }, 
    // ...
    methods: { 
        handlePropertyChange: function(e) {
            if(e.name === "changedProperty") {
                // handle the property change here
            }
        }
    } 
} 
</script> 
React
App.js
import React from 'react';  
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css'; 

import DateBox from 'devextreme-react/date-box'; 

const handlePropertyChange = (e) => {
    if(e.name === "changedProperty") {
        // handle the property change here
    }
}

export default function App() { 
    return ( 
        <DateBox ...
            onOptionChanged={handlePropertyChange}
        />        
    ); 
} 

onPaste

A function that is executed when the UI component's input has been pasted.

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

onValueChanged

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

Type:

Function

Function parameters:

Information about the event.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
value

Object

The UI component's new value.

previousValue

Object

The UI component's previous value.

event

Event (jQuery or EventObject)

The event that caused the function to execute. It is an EventObject or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery. This field is undefined if the value is changed programmatically.

element

HTMLElement | jQuery

The UI component's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

component

DateBox

The UI component's instance.

Default Value: null

opened

Specifies whether or not the drop-down editor is displayed.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false
Raised Events: onClosed onOpened

openOnFieldClick

Specifies whether a user can open the drop-down list by clicking a text field.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

pickerType

Specifies the type of the date/time picker.

Default Value: 'calendar', 'native' (Android, iOS)

This property accepts the following values:

  • "calendar"
    The DateBox displays the Calendar UI component for users to select a date. Set the type property to "date" or "datetime" to use this picker type.

  • "list"
    The DateBox displays a list of time values. Set the type property to "time" to use this picker type.

  • "native"
    The picker type depends on the current platform or web browser.

  • "rollers"
    The DateBox displays rollers for users to select date and time. Users cannot edit the selected value in the input field.

    NOTE
    This picker type is designed for mobile devices. For desktop applications, use one of the others.

View Demo

placeholder

Specifies a placeholder for the input field.

Type:

String

Default Value: ''

This text is also shown in the date picker's title in the following cases:

  • If the pickerType is "rollers".
  • If the application runs on an iOS device and the pickerType is not "native".

View Demo

readOnly

Specifies whether the editor is read-only.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

When this property is set to true, the following applies:

  • The editor's value cannot be changed using the UI.
  • Built-in action buttons are invisible.
  • Custom action buttons are visible but disabled. If a button should not be disabled, set its disabled property to false:

    jQuery
    index.js
    $(function() {
        $("#dateBoxContainer").dxDateBox({
            // ...
            buttons: [{
                name: "myCustomButton",
                location: "after",
                options: {
                    onClick: function(e) {
                        // ...
                    },
                    disabled: false
                }
            }]
        });
    });
    Angular
    app.component.html
    app.component.ts
    app.module.ts
    <dx-date-box ... >
        <dxi-button
            name="myCustomButton"
            location="after"
            [options]="myCustomButtonConfig">
        </dxi-button>
    </dx-date-box>
    import { Component } from '@angular/core';
    
    @Component({
        selector: 'app-root',
        templateUrl: './app.component.html',
        styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
    })
    export class AppComponent {
        myCustomButtonConfig = {
            onClick: (e) => {
                // ...
            },
            disabled: false
        };
    }
    import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
    import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
    import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
    
    import { DxDateBoxModule } from 'devextreme-angular';
    
    @NgModule({
        declarations: [
            AppComponent
        ],
        imports: [
            BrowserModule,
            DxDateBoxModule
        ],
        providers: [ ],
        bootstrap: [AppComponent]
    })
    export class AppModule { }
    Vue
    App.vue
    <template>
        <DxDateBox ... >
            <DxDateBoxButton
                name="myCustomButton"
                location="after"
                :options="myCustomButtonConfig"
            />
        </DxDateBox>
    </template>
    
    <script>
    import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
    
    import DxDateBox, {
        DxButton as DxDateBoxButton
    } from 'devextreme-vue/date-box';
    
    export default {
        components: {
            DxDateBox,
            DxDateBoxButton
        },
        data() {
            return {
                myCustomButtonConfig: {
                    onClick: (e) => {
                        // ...
                    },
                    disabled: false
                }
            }
        }
    }
    </script>
    React
    App.js
    import React from 'react';
    
    import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
    
    import DateBox, {
        Button as DateBoxButton
    } from 'devextreme-react/date-box';
    
    class App extends React.Component {
        myCustomButtonConfig = {
            onClick: (e) => {
                // ...
            },
            disabled: false
        };
        render() {
            return (
                <DateBox>
                    <DateBoxButton
                        name="myCustomButton"
                        location="after"
                        options={this.myCustomButtonConfig}
                    />
                </DateBox>
            );
        }
    }
    export default App;

    You can also hide a custom action button when the UI component becomes read-only. Set the button's visible property to false in the onOptionChanged function. To get the button, use the getButton(name) method:

    jQuery
    index.js
    $(function() {
        $("#dateBoxContainer").dxDateBox({
            // ...
            buttons: [{
                name: "myCustomButton",
                // ...
            }],
            onOptionChanged: function(e) {
                if(e.name == "readOnly") {
                    const myButton = e.component.getButton("myCustomButton");
                    myButton.option("visible", !e.value); // Hide the button when readOnly: true
                }
            }
        });
    });
    Angular
    app.component.html
    app.component.ts
    app.module.ts
    <dx-date-box ...
        (onOptionChanged)="changeButtonState">
        <dxi-button
            name="myCustomButton"
            ...
        ></dxi-button>
    </dx-date-box>
    import { Component } from '@angular/core';
    
    @Component({
        selector: 'app-root',
        templateUrl: './app.component.html',
        styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
    })
    export class AppComponent {
        changeButtonState(e) {
            if(e.name == 'readOnly') {
                let myButton = e.component.getButton('myCustomButton');
                myButton.option('visible', !e.value); // Hide the button when readOnly: true
            }
        }
    }
    import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
    import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
    import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
    
    import { DxDateBoxModule } from 'devextreme-angular';
    
    @NgModule({
        declarations: [
            AppComponent
        ],
        imports: [
            BrowserModule,
            DxDateBoxModule
        ],
        providers: [ ],
        bootstrap: [AppComponent]
    })
    export class AppModule { }
    Vue
    App.vue
    <template>
        <DxDateBox ...
            @option-changed="changeButtonState">
            <DxDateBoxButton
                name="myCustomButton"
                ...
            />
        </DxDateBox>
    </template>
    
    <script>
    import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
    
    import DxDateBox, {
        DxButton as DxDateBoxButton
    } from 'devextreme-vue/date-box';
    
    export default {
        components: {
            DxDateBox,
            DxDateBoxButton
        },
        data() {
            return {
                // ...
            }
        },
        methods: {
            changeButtonState(e) {
                if(e.name == 'readOnly') {
                    let myButton = e.component.getButton('myCustomButton');
                    myButton.option('visible', !e.value); // Hide the button when readOnly: true
                }
            }
        }
    }
    </script>
    React
    App.js
    import React from 'react';
    
    import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
    
    import DateBox, {
        Button as DateBoxButton
    } from 'devextreme-react/date-box';
    
    class App extends React.Component {
        changeButtonState(e) {
            if(e.name == 'readOnly') {
                let myButton = e.component.getButton('myCustomButton');
                myButton.option('visible', !e.value); // Hide the button when readOnly: true
            }
        }
        render() {
            return (
                <DateBox ...
                    onOptionChanged={this.changeButtonState}>
                    <DateBoxButton
                        name="myCustomButton"
                        ...
                    />
                </DateBox>
            );
        }
    }
    export default App;

rtlEnabled

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

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

When this property is set to true, the UI component 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.

JavaScript
DevExpress.config({
    rtlEnabled: true
});

DataGrid Demo Navigation UI Demo Editors Demo

showAnalogClock

Specifies whether to show the analog clock in the value picker. Applies only if type is "datetime" and pickerType is "calendar".

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

showClearButton

Specifies whether to display the Clear button in the UI component.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

The Clear button calls the reset method.

NOTE
The Clear button can be displayed only if the pickerType is not "native" or if the native date-time picker includes it.

View Demo

showDropDownButton

Specifies whether the drop-down button is visible.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

spellcheck

Specifies whether or not the UI component checks the inner text for spelling mistakes.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

stylingMode

Specifies how the UI component's text field is styled.

Type:

EditorStyle

Default Value: 'outlined', 'filled' (Material)

The following styles are available:

Text Editor Styling Modes

You can also use the global editorStylingMode setting to specify how the text fields of all editors in your application are styled.

tabIndex

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

Type:

Number

Default Value: 0

The value of this property will be passed to the tabindex attribute of the HTML element that underlies the UI component.

text

The read-only property that stores the text displayed by the UI component input element.

Type:

String

Read-only

todayButtonText

The text displayed on the Today button.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'Today'

type

A format used to display date/time information.

Type:

DateType

Default Value: 'date'

You can assign the following values to this property:

  • date - the UI component displays only the date;
  • time - the UI component displays only the time;
  • datetime - the UI component displays both the date and time.

View Demo

useMaskBehavior

Specifies whether to control user input using a mask created based on the displayFormat.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: false

NOTE
The drop event is not supported for masked input.

View Demo

See Also

validationError

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

Type: any
Default Value: null

See Also

validationErrors

An array of the validation rules that failed.

Type:

Array<any>

Default Value: null

validationMessageMode

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

Default Value: 'auto'

The following property 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.

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.

Type:

Position

|

Mode

Default Value: 'auto'

This property also applies position rules to the component's inner validation message.

The following example positions a validation message at the component's right:

jQuery
index.js
$(function() {
    $("#dateBoxContainer").dxDateBox({
        // ...
        validationMessagePosition: 'right'
    }).dxValidator({
        validationRules: [{
            type: 'required',
            message: 'Required',
        }],
    });
});
Angular
app.component.html
<dx-date-box ...
    validationMessagePosition="right">
    <dx-validator>
        <dxi-validation-rule
            type="required"
            message="Required"
        >
        </dxi-validation-rule>
    </dx-validator>
</dx-date-box>
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxDateBox ...
        validation-message-position="right"
    >
        <DxValidator>
            <DxRequiredRule message="Required" />
        </DxValidator>
    </DxDateBox>
</template>

<script>
    // ...
</script>
React
App.js
import React from 'react';
// ...

function App() {
    return (
        <DateBox ...
            validationMessagePosition="right"
        >
            <Validator>
                <RequiredRule message="Required" />
            </Validator>
        </DateBox>
    ); 

};
export default App;

validationStatus

Indicates or specifies the current validation status.

Default Value: 'valid'

The following table illustrates the validation status indicators:

validationStatus Indicator
"pending" DevExtreme editor validation status: pending
"valid" DevExtreme editor validation status: valid
"invalid" DevExtreme editor validation status: invalid

When you assign "invalid" to validationStatus, you can also use the validationErrors array to set an error message as shown below:

jQuery
index.js
$(function() {
    const dateBox = $("#dateBoxContainer").dxDateBox({
        // ...
    }).dxDateBox("instance");

    function setInvalidStatus(message) {
        dateBox.option({
            validationStatus: "invalid",
            validationErrors: [{ message: message }]
        });
    }
});
Angular
app.component.html
app.component.ts
<dx-date-box
    [validationStatus]="validationStatus"
    [validationErrors]="validationErrors">
</dx-date-box>
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    validationStatus: string = "valid";
    validationErrors: any;
    // ...
    setInvalidStatus(message) {
        this.validationStatus = "invalid";
        this.validationErrors = [{ message: message }];
    }
}
Vue
App.vue
<template>
    <DxDateBox ...
        :validation-status="validationStatus"
        :validation-errors="validationErrors"
    />
</template>

<script>
    // ...
    export default {
        // ...
        data() {
            return {
                validationStatus: "valid",
                validationErrors: []
            }
        },
        methods: {
            setInvalidStatus(message) {
                this.validationStatus = "invalid";
                this.validationErrors = [{ message: message }];
            }
        }
    }
</script>
React
App.js
import React, { useState } from 'react';
// ...

function App() {
    const [validationStatus, setValidationStatus] = useState("valid");
    const [validationErrors, setValidationErrors] = useState([]);

    const setInvalidStatus = message => {
        setValidationStatus("invalid");
        setValidationErrors([{ message: message }]);
    }

    return (
        <DateBox
            validationStatus={validationStatus}
            validationErrors={validationErrors}
        />
    ); 

};
export default App;
NOTE
DateBox includes an internal validation mechanism. If the value is changed, validationStatus will be updated correspondingly.

value

Specifies the currently selected date and time.

Type:

Date

|

Number

|

String

Default Value: null
Raised Events: onValueChanged

You can use the following formats to specify the current UI component value:

  • Date
    Specifies the date directly.

  • Number
    Specifies the date with a timestamp (total milliseconds since 1970/01/01).

  • String
    Specifies the date as a string value. The UI component supports the following date string formats:

    • "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, "20170327T16:54:10+03")

If an end user changes the UI component value, the new value is saved in the same format as the initial value.

View Demo

See Also

valueChangeEvent

Specifies the DOM events after which the UI component's value should be updated.

Type:

String

Default Value: 'change'

This property accepts a single event name or several names separated by spaces.

The recommended events are "keyup", "blur", "change", "input", and "focusout", but you can use other events as well.

See Also

visible

Specifies whether the UI component is visible.

Type:

Boolean

Default Value: true

width

Specifies the UI component's width.

Type:

Number

|

String

|

Function

Return Value:

Number

|

String

The UI component's width.

Default Value: undefined

This property accepts a value of one of the following types:

  • Number
    The width in pixels.

  • String
    A CSS-accepted measurement of width. For example, "55px", "20vw", "80%", "auto", "inherit".

  • Function (deprecated since v21.2)
    Refer to the W0017 warning description for information on how you can migrate to viewport units.