DateTimePicker

Description

The DateTimePicker component is an editor where the user can enter date and time, or select desired date from the calendar.

Comments

The component is implemented by the DateTimePicker class.

The DateTimePicker component combines the DateTimeEdit and MonthCalendar components.

The component works with the local time, amendments for the time zone must be made manually.

Example

Component has the following view.

Clicking the calendar button opens a calendar implemented with the MonthCalendar component:

Date value selected in the calendar, is set into the entry box implemented with the DateTimeEdit component.

Also the date can be entered with the keyboard and changed with the Up/Down keys. Mark in the calendar is changed on changing date in the editor.

Constructor

  Constructor name Brief description
DateTimePicker The DateTimePicker constructor creates an instance of the DateTimePicker component.

Properties

  Property name Brief description
CurrentDate The CurrentDate property sets the time and date for the component.
DropHeight The DropHeight property sets height of the area that houses a drop-down panel.
DropWidth The DropWidth property sets width of the area that houses a drop-down panel.
MaxDate The MaxDate property seta maximum possible value of date and time.
MinDate The MinDate property assigns the maximum available value of date for the component.
Mode The Mode property returns the display mode of the calendar and the component input box.
MonthNames The MonthNames property sets the array with the month names that are displayed in the editor input box in the month mode.
NextMonthName The NextMonthName property assigns the text of the tooltip for the Next Month button.
NextYearName The NextYearName property sets the tooltip text for the Next Year button.
PreviousMonthName The PreviousMonthName property sets the tooltip text for the Previous Month button.
PreviousYearName The PreviousYearName property sets the text of the tooltip for the Previous Year button.
ShowTime The ShowTime property determines whether a date is displayed in the component.
TextAfterHalfYear The TextAfterHalfYear property sets the text that is displayed in the input box after the half-year value.
TextAfterMonth The TextAfterMonth property sets text to be shown in the input box after the month value.
TextAfterQuarter The TextAfterQuarter property sets the text that is displayed in the input box after the quarter value.
TextAfterWeek The TextAfterWeek property sets text to be shown in the input box after the week value.
TextAfterYear The TextAfterYear property sets text to be shown in the input box after the year value.

Methods

  Method name Brief description
getCalendar The getCalendar method returns the calendar.
getDateTimeEdit The getDateTimeEdit method returns the component for time and date input.

Events

  Event name Brief description
DateTimeChange The DateTimeChange event occurs on changing the date.
SelectDay The SelectDay event occurs when picking the date in the calendar.
TextChange The TextChange event occurs on changing the value in the input box.

Properties inherited from the Combo class

  Property name Brief description
CloseOnContentClick The CloseOnContentClick property determines whether a component panel can be closed on clicking the header.
EnableEdit The EnableEdit property sets the ability of input.
IsDropHasCombosWidth The IsDropHasCombosWidth property sets whether drop-down panel width does not depend on the input editor width.
IsHint The IsHint property determines whether a tooltip is displayed on the mouse hover on the button for opening of the drop-down panel.
NoCreateEditors The NoCreateEditors property determines whether the header is displayed as a simple text and not in the editors of the TextBox or MaskEdit components.
OpenOnContentClick The OpenOnContentClick property determines whether a component panel can be opened on clicking the header.
OpenOnIconClick The OpenOnIconClick property determines whether a component panel can be opened on clicking the header icon.
OpenOnKeyDown The OpenOnKeyDown property determines whether a drop-down panel can be opened on clicking a keyboard key.
UseMask The UseMask property sets whether the editor mask can be used.

Methods inherited from the Combo class

  Method name Brief description
applyNotValidCSS The applyNotValidCSS method sets the style that determines highlighting invalid input value of the input editor.
applyValidCSS The applyValidCSS property sets the style that determines highlighting of valid input value of the input editor.
getContentNode The getContentNode method returns the DOM node of the input editor component.
getDropPanel The getDropPanel method returns the drop-down part of the component.
getIconHeight The getIconHeight method returns value of input editor icon height.
getIconWidth The getIconWidth method returns value of input editor icon width.
getMaskEdit The getMaskEdit method returns data input editor for data corresponding to a specific template.
getTextBox The getTextBox method returns text box of the input editor.
setIconImageClass The setIconImageClass method changes class name of the input editor component icon.
showDropPanel The showDropPanel method displays component's drop-down part.

Events, inherited from the Combo class

   Event name Brief description
TextChanged The TextChanged event occurs on changing text in the editor.
ValueChanged The ValueChanged event occurs after changing input editor contents.

Properties inherited from the Control class

  Property name Brief description
Anchors The Anchors property determines position of the component placed within container.
Animation The Animation property sets animation parameters for component.
Bottom The Bottom property sets bottom offset on placing the component within the LayoutPanel.
Content The Content property sets the component contents.
ContextMenu The ContextMenu property sets the context menu for the component.
Data The Data property is used to store any custom data.
DataContext The DataContext property contains an object with data.
Enabled The Enabled property sets whether the component is enabled.
Height The Height property determines the component height.
IsResizable The IsResizable property determines whether the component can be resized.
IsRTL The lsRTL property sets right to left text direction.
IsVisible The IsVisible property determines whether the component is displayed.
Left The Left property sets left offset on placing the component within the GridPanel.
Offset The Offset property determines coordinates of root DOM node of a control.
Opacity The Opacity property determines component transparency.
Parent The Parent property determines a parent component of a control.
ParentNode The ParentNode property sets parent DOM node.
ResourceKey The ResourceKey property sets the resource key for the component.
Right The Right property sets right offset on placing the component within the LayoutPanel.
Rotate The Rotate property sets component rotation angle.
ShowToolTip The ShowToolTip property determines whether the tooltip of the component can be displayed.
Style The Style property sets component style.
TabIndex The TabIndex property sets the order of the control element passing inside the container.
Tag The Tag property sets JSON object associated with the component.
ToolTip The ToolTip property determines text of component tooltip.
Top The Top property sets top offset on placing the component within the GridPanel.
Value The Value property sets the value to the component.
Width The Width property sets the component width.

Methods inherited from the Control class

  Method name Brief description
The addClass method adds a CSS class to the component.
addEvent The addEvent method adds an event handler to a DOM node.
addEventHandler The addEventHandler method adds an event handler to a DOM node.
addEvents The addEvents method adds an array of event handlers to a DOM node.
The addStateClass method adds a CSS class to the component and removes the previous CSS class.
addStyleBySelector The addStyleBySelector method creates a block that contains a style with the specified CSS selector.
The addToNode method adds a component to the specified node.
bindEvents The bindEvents method subscribes an element to all available events.
The clearStylesCache method clears cache of component styles.
The getAnchorFlags method returns JSON object that contains settings of the current component's position.
The getClass method returns the current CSS classes of the component.
The getCssStyle method returns style for the specified node.
The getDomNode method returns main DOM node of the component.
The getFocused method determines whether the component is focused.
getFunctionByName The getFunctionByName method returns function by name.
getIsBinded The getIsBinded method returns whether an element is subscribed to all DOM node events.
The hasClass method determines whether the specified CSS class is set for root DOM node of the control.
The hide method hides a control.
The hideToolTip method clears tooltip timeout and hides the tooltip if it is displayed.
The isResingNow method determines whether the component is being resized.
refreshBindingProperty The refreshBindingProperty method refreshes the bound property by name.
refreshItemsStyle The refreshItemsStyle method refreshes CSS styles of child elements.
refreshStyle The refreshStyle method refreshes element CSS styles.
The removeClass method removes CSS class from the component.
The removeEvent method removes event handler from DOM node.
removeEventHandler The removeEventHandler method removes event handler from DOM node.
removeFromDOM The removeFromDOM method removes node from the DOM structure.
The removeStateClasses method removes CSS classes of the component.
The setDraggable method determines whether it is possible to drag component on the HTML page.
The setFocus method sets the component focus.
The setIsHovered method displays the component as on hover.
The setIsPressed method displays the component as if clicked upon.
The setOpacityIE8 method sets component transparency value in Internet Explorer 8.
The setSize method establishes the sizes of the component.
The show method displays a control.
unBindEvents The unBindEvents method unsubscribes an element from all standard events.
The updatePosition method updates size and position when absolute positioning based on the current parameters is used.
The updateSize method updates the component size on changing the size of the container that contains the component.

Events inherited from the Control class

  Event name Brief description
Drag The Drag event occurs on clicking and holding the left mouse button.
DragEnd The DragEnd event occurs when dragging the component finishes.
DragStart The DragStart event occurs when dragging the component starts.
OnContextMenu The OnContextMenu event occurs on calling context menu of the component.
SizeChanged The SizeChanged event occurs after the component is resized.
SizeChanging The SizeChanging event occurs during component resize.

Properties inherited from the class Object

  Property name Brief description

Id

The Id property determines a repository object identifier.

Methods inherited from the class Object

  Method name Brief description
clone The clone method creates an object copy.
dispose The dispose method deletes the component.
getHashCode The getHashCode method returns hash code of repository object.
getSettings The getSettings method returns repository object settings.
getTypeName The getTypeName method returns the name of the object type without the namespace, to which it belongs.
isEqual The isEqual method determines whether the specified object is equal to the current repository object.
isLive The isLive method determines validity of repository object.
removeAllEvents The removeAllEvents method removes all object event handlers by the specified context.
setSettings The setSettings method determines repository object settings.
defineProps The defineProps method creates get and set methods from name array for the specified class.
keys The keys method returns array of methods and properties names for the specified object.

See also:

DHTML Components