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;
See Also
- Call Methods: Angular | Vue | React | jQuery | AngularJS | Knockout | ASP.NET MVC 5 | ASP.NET Core
- DateBox Demos
- DateBox API Reference
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