JavaScript/jQuery DateBox - Keyboard Support

An end user can use the following keys to interact with the UI component.

Value Picker Key Action
All Alt + ↓ / Alt + ↑ Opens/closes the value picker.
Esc Closes the date/time picker.
Calendar ← → ↑ ↓ Moves focus to the day nearby.
Page Up or Ctrl + ← Displays the previous month.
Page Down or Ctrl + → Displays the next month.
Enter Selects the focused day.
Alt + ↑ / Alt + ↓ Opens/closes the drop-down editor.
Esc Closes the drop-down editor.
List ↑ / ↓ Moves focus to the previous/next time value.
Enter Selects the focused time value.
Page Up / Page Down Moves focus to the first/last value.

You can implement a custom handler for a key using the registerKeyHandler(key, handler) method.

App.js
  • import React from 'react';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  •  
  • import { DateBox } from 'devextreme-react/date-box';
  •  
  • class App extends React.Component {
  • constructor(props) {
  • super(props);
  •  
  • this.dateBoxRef = React.createRef();
  • }
  •  
  • render() {
  • return (
  • <DateBox ref={this.dateBoxRef} />
  • );
  • }
  •  
  • get dateBox() {
  • return this.dateBoxRef.current.instance;
  • }
  •  
  • componentDidMount() {
  • this.dateBox.registerKeyHandler('backspace', function(e) {
  • // The argument "e" contains information on the event
  • });
  • this.dateBox.registerKeyHandler('space', function(e) {
  • // ...
  • });
  • }
  • }
  •  
  • export default App;
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