JavaScript/jQuery Date Box - Formatting

Use the displayFormat property to change how JavaScript DateBox displays date values.

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Backend API

$(() => { const date = new Date(2018, 9, 16, 15, 8, 12); $('#default').dxDateBox({ placeholder: '12/31/2018, 2:52 PM', type: 'datetime', showClearButton: true, useMaskBehavior: true, inputAttr: { 'aria-label': 'Date Time' }, }); $('#constant').dxDateBox({ placeholder: '10/16/2018', showClearButton: true, useMaskBehavior: true, displayFormat: 'shortdate', type: 'date', value: date, inputAttr: { 'aria-label': 'Date' }, }); $('#pattern').dxDateBox({ placeholder: 'Tuesday, 16 of Oct, 2018 14:52', showClearButton: true, useMaskBehavior: true, displayFormat: 'EEEE, d of MMM, yyyy HH:mm', value: date, type: 'datetime', inputAttr: { 'aria-label': 'Date' }, }); $('#escape').dxDateBox({ placeholder: 'Year: 2018', showClearButton: true, useMaskBehavior: true, displayFormat: "'Year': yyyy", type: 'date', value: date, inputAttr: { 'aria-label': 'Date' }, }); });

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.dx-fieldset { min-height: 500px; }

This demo illustrates the following:

Locale-dependent format The JavaScript DateBox formats values based upon a user's locale. This is the default format. As such, you do not need to define the displayFormat property. Refer to the following help topic for more information: Localize Dates, Numbers, and Currencies
Built-in predefined formats DevExtreme supports various predefined formats. You can use simple strings or shortcuts that define commonly used date formats instead of complex expressions. Review the linked document for a list of values you can assign to displayFormat. This demo uses the "shortdate" format.
LDML pattern Use an LDML pattern to construct a custom date-time format string. This demo sets displayFormat property to "EEEE, d of MMM, yyyy HH:mm". This expression displays week day, day number, month, year, hour, and minute. The editor displays the formatted value. Refer to the following help topic for information about supported format characters: Custom Format String.
Format with literal characters Specify the displayFormat property as a string that contains literal and LDML characters. Wrap any characters that are not part of the LDML pattern in quotation marks - otherwise, they may be interpreted as wildcards. In this example, if you remove quotation marks from the word "Year", the letter "a" is interpreted as an "AM/PM" placeholder.

You can also use an input mask in the JavaScript DateBox. Input masks ensure that input values match the displayFormat (set the useMaskBehavior value to true).

For additional formatting-related information, please refer to the following help topic: Value Formatting.