DateBox

Extend from $.fn.combo.defaults. Override defaults with $.fn.datebox.defaults

The datebox combines a editable text box with drop-down calendar panel that allows the user to select a date. The entered string in the text box can be transformed to a valid date. The selected date can also be formatted as expected.

Dependencies

  • combo
  • calendar

Usage Example

Create datebox from markup.

Create datebox using javascript.

Properties

The properties extend from combo, below is the added properties for datebox.

Name Type Description Default
panelWidth number The drop down calendar panel width. 180
panelHeight number The drop down calendar panel height. auto
currentText string The text to display for the current day button. Today
closeText string The text to display for the close button. Close
okText string The text to display for the ok button, reserved for datetimebox plugin. Ok
disabled boolean When true to disable the field. false
buttons array The buttons underneath the calendar. Available since version 1.3.5.

Code example:

var buttons = $.extend([], $.fn.datebox.defaults.buttons);
buttons.splice(1, 0, {
	text: 'MyBtn',
	handler: function(target){
		alert('click MyBtn');
	}
});
$('#dd').datebox({
	buttons: buttons
});
sharedCalendar string,selector The shared calendar used by multiple datebox components. Available since version 1.3.5.

Code example:

<input class="easyui-datebox" sharedCalendar="#sc">
<input class="easyui-datebox" sharedCalendar="#sc">
<div id="sc" class="easyui-calendar"></div>
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formatter function A function to format the date, the function take a 'date' parameter and return a string value. The example below shows how to override the default formatter function. 
$.fn.datebox.defaults.formatter = function(date){
	var y = date.getFullYear();
	var m = date.getMonth()+1;
	var d = date.getDate();
	return m+'/'+d+'/'+y;
}
parser function A function to parse a date string, the function take a 'date' string and return a date value. The example below shows how to override the default parser function. 
$.fn.datebox.defaults.parser = function(s){
	var t = Date.parse(s);
	if (!isNaN(t)){
		return new Date(t);
	} else {
		return new Date();
	}
}

Events

Name Parameters Description
onSelect date Fires when user select a date.

Code example:

$('#dd').datebox({
	onSelect: function(date){
		alert(date.getFullYear()+":"+(date.getMonth()+1)+":"+date.getDate());
	}
});

Methods

The methods extend from combo, below is the overridden methods for datebox.

Name Parameter Description
options none Return the options object.
calendar none Get the calendar object. The example below shows how to get the calendar object and then recreate it. 
// get the calendar object
var c = $('#dd').datebox('calendar');
// set the first day of week to monday
c.calendar({
	firstDay: 1
});
setValue value Set the datebox value.

Code example:

$('#dd').datebox('setValue', '6/1/2012');	// set datebox value
var v = $('#dd').datebox('getValue');	// get datebox value
cloneFrom from Clone the datebox from a source datebox. Available since version 1.4.1.

Code example:

<input id="from" class="easyui-datebox">

// Clone the datebox components from an existing datebox
$('.dt').datebox('cloneFrom', '#from');

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