Date Picker

An input to let the user select a date and time

Style Properties

Style properties allow you to customize the look and feel of the component. Combinations of styles applied to components can be saved as Stylesheets to easily reuse styles throughout your app. Styles can also be set dynamically using Variables. To learn more about all the different styling properties and how they work, take a look at Intro to Styling.

Component Specific Styles

PropertyDescription
Border ColorSets the color of the input border
Active Border ColorSets the color of the input border when active
Label ColorSets the color of the input label
Label SizeSets the font size of the input label
Left Icon ModeSets the display mode for the left icon. Defaults to inset

Configuration Properties

PropertyDescription
Component nameTo alter the name of the component. The name is reflected in the Components tree. Defaults to Date Picker.
FormatAllows users to set a Date format.
(Eg. mm/dd/yyyy , MM/yyyy etc.)
ModeAllows you to select the mode of the date picker field.

Modes available: date, time, and datetime.
Assistive textHelper text to be displayed underneath the picker, useful for providing additional instructions.
DisabledWhen enabled, the date picker will be grayed out and the user will not be able to make a selection.
Left Icon NameThe name of the icon selected from the icon picker to be displayed on the left.
Left Icon ModeAllows you to select the placement of the left icon, if one is selected. Inset displays the icon inside the border of the picker and outset displays the icon outside of the date picker border.
Right Icon NameThe name of the icon selected from the icon picker to be displayed on the right.
AppearanceAppearance of the date picker modal.

Available values: solid or underlined.
InlineWhen enabled, shows the date picker inline and hides the input field container. Useful for displaying a date picker inside a Modal.

Data Configuration

PropertyDescription
Data SourceInitialize the stateful component with a value from a data source.
LabelThe label of the picker is displayed directly above the selected date.
Minimum DateThe minimum date that can be selected
Maximum DateThe maximum date that can be selected
DisabledWhether the picker should be disabled. Will prevent selection and show a greyed out state.
Left Icon NameThe icon to display on the left side of the input
Custom Left IconRender an icon using a string of the icon's identifier. Overrides the 'icon' property. Full list of icons here. Ex: 'Foundation/align-right', 'Feather/check'

Conditional Display

You can conditionally display a component based on a given condition. Learn more about conditionally displaying components in the Conditional Display doc.

Triggers

Trigger nameDescription
On Date ChangedRuns the Actions when the date is changed

Changing the Mode of Date Picker

To change the mode of Date Picker, for example, from date to datetime:

  • Go to the Configs tab (second tab) in the Properties Panel.
  • One the property Mode, from the dropdown menu, select datetime.

Formatting Date with Custom Code

At times, when making a POST HTTP request to your REST API service, you may want to add some formatting to the date value. You can use an external library such as Dayjs or Moment.js. Check out the community post here for more information.