Options

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    How to set an option

    datedropper options can be set in two ways:

    • using a data attribute;
    • using Javascript when initializing datedropper.

    Set an option by using a data attribute

    In order to set an option by using a data attribute, add and customize the related attribute on the element on which datedropper has to be executed.

    For instance, you can change the date format by simply customizing the selector as follows:

    <input type="text" data-dd-format="S M., Y">

    Set an option by using Javascript

    You can also set an option during the initialization by customizing the related .dateDropper() function variable.

    $('.roundtrip-input').dateDropper({
      format: 'Y-m-d'
    });

    Options and default values

    datedropper provides you with several options to customize your date pickers.


    Basic options


    format

    Data attribute data-dd-format
    .dateDropper() variable format

    Use the format option to customize the format of the date returned by datedropper.

    FEATURES

    Type string
    Default m/d/Y

    PERMITTED VALUES

    Y four digit year value, e.g. 2019
    F full name of the month, e.g. January
    M short name of the month, e.g. Jan
    l full name of the weekday, e.g. Monday
    D short name of the weekday, e.g. Mon
    m month in numbers with leading zero, e.g. 01
    n month in numbers without leading zero, e.g. 1
    d weekday in numbers with leading zero, e.g. 01
    j weekday in numbers without leading zero, e.g. 1
    S weekday in numbers with a suffix ending, e.g. 1st
    U Unix timestamp, e.g. 1577750400

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-format="d-m-Y">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      format: 'd-m-Y'
    });

    lang

    Data attribute data-dd-lang
    .dateDropper() variable lang

    Use the lang option to set the language of your date picker.

    FEATURES

    Type string
    Default en

    AVAILABLE LANGUAGES

    ar (Arabic)
    da (Danish)
    de (German)
    es (Spanish)
    fr (French)
    gr (Greek)
    hu (Hungarian)
    it (Italian)
    ko (Korean)
    nl (Dutch)
    pl (Polish)
    pt (Portuguese)
    ru (Russian)
    si (Slovenian)
    tr (Turkish)
    uk (Ukrainian)

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-lang="es">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      lang: 'es'
    });

    Styling options


    theme

    Data attribute data-dd-theme
    .dateDropper() variable theme

    Use the theme option to set the datedropper theme. Learn more on all the available themes and on how to create your own style.

    FEATURES

    Type string
    Default vanilla

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-theme="leaf">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      theme: 'leaf'
    });

    fx and fxMobile

    Data attribute data-dd-fx data-dd-fx-mobile
    .dateDropper() variable fx fxMobile

    Use the fx and the fxMobile options to enable or disable any animations/transitions. fxMobile option only affects mobile devices.

    FEATURES

    Type boolean
    Default true

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-fx="true" data-dd-fx-mobile="false">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      fx: true,
      fxMobile: false
    });

    Data attribute data-dd-modal
    .dateDropper() variable modal

    Set the modal option as true in order to open the date picker as a modal window with an overlay on the background.

    FEATURES

    Type boolean
    Default false

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-modal="true">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      modal: true
    });

    large

    Data attribute data-dd-large
    .dateDropper() variable large

    Set the large option as true to enable a button that opens the date picker as a calendar.

    FEATURES

    Type boolean
    Default false

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-large="true">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      large: true
    });

    largeDefault

    Data attribute data-dd-large-default
    .dateDropper() variable largeDefault

    Set the largeDefault option as true to open the date picker as a calendar by default.

    FEATURES

    Type boolean
    Default false

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-large-default="true">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      largeDefault: true
    });

    largeOnly

    Data attribute data-dd-large-only
    .dateDropper() variable largeOnly

    Set the largeOnly option as true to only open the date picker as a calendar.

    FEATURES

    Type boolean
    Default false

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-large-only="true">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      largeOnly: true
    });

    hideDay, hideMonth and hideYear

    Data attribute data-dd-hide-day data-dd-hide-month data-dd-hide-year
    .dateDropper() variable hideDay hideMonth hideYear

    Set these options as true to hide the day, the month and/or the year block from the date picker.

    FEATURES

    Type boolean
    Default false

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-hide-day="true" data-dd-hide-month="true" data-hide-year="false">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      hideDay: true,
      hideMonth: true,
      hideYear: false
    });

    Customizing dates and any other features


    maxYear and minYear

    Data attribute data-dd-max-year data-dd-min-year
    .dateDropper() variable maxYear minYear

    Use the maxYear and minYear options to set the maximum and minimum selectable years.

    The selected year must be provided in the format yyyy (e.g. '2019').

    FEATURES

    maxYear

    Type integer
    Default currentYear

    minYear

    Type integer
    Default 1970

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-max-year="2050" data-dd-min-year="2000">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      maxYear: 2050,
      minYear: 2000
    });

    jump

    Data attribute data-dd-jump
    .dateDropper() variable jump

    If the jump option is set as true, by clicking on the years block the user will be allowed to move through the years between minYear and maxYear in multiples of the value defined with the jump option.

    FEATURES

    Type integer/false
    Default 10

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-jump="5">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      jump: 5
    });

    lock

    Data attribute data-dd-lock
    .dateDropper() variable lock

    Set the lock option as equal to from or to if you want to make the dates selectable from or up to the current date.

    FEATURES

    Type string/false
    Default false

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-lock="from">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      lock: 'from'
    });

    startFromMonday

    Data attribute data-dd-start-from-monday
    .dateDropper() variable startFromMonday

    Set the startFromMonday option as false to start the week from Sunday.

    FEATURES

    Type boolean
    Default true

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-start-from-monday="false">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      startFromMonday: false
    });

    defaultDate

    Data attribute data-dd-default-date
    .dateDropper() variable defaultDate

    Use the defaultDate option to select the default date set when opening the date picker. Keep in mind that the default date must be provided in the format mm/dd/yyyy (e.g. '12/31/2019').

    FEATURES

    Type string/object/null
    Default null

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-default-date="12/31/2019">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      defaultDate: '12/31/2019'
    });

    maxDate and minDate

    Data attribute data-dd-max-date data-dd-min-date
    .dateDropper() variable maxDate minDate

    Use the maxDate and the minDate options if you want to make the dates selectable until or from the defined date.

    The date must be provided in the format mm/dd/yyyy (e.g. '12/31/2019').

    FEATURES

    Type string/false
    Default false

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-max-date="12/31/2019">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      minDate: '12/31/2019'
    });

    disabledDays

    Data attribute data-dd-disabled-days
    .dateDropper() variable disabledDays

    When enabled, the disabledDays option allows you to disable one or more dates. Dates must be provided in the format mm/dd/yyyy, comma separated (e.g. '12/30/2019,12/31/2019').

    FEATURES

    Type string/false
    Default false

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-disabled-days="12/30/2019,12/31/2019">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      disabledDays: '12/30/2019,12/31/2019'
    });

    enabledDays

    Data attribute data-dd-enabled-days
    .dateDropper() variable enabledDays

    When enabled, the enabledDays option allows you to only enable the selected dates. Dates must be provided in the format mm/dd/yyyy, comma separated (e.g. '12/30/2019,12/31/2019').

    FEATURES

    Type string/false
    Default false

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-enabled-days="12/30/2019,12/31/2019">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      enabledDays: '12/30/2019,12/31/2019'
    });

    showOnlyEnabledDays

    Data attribute data-dd-show-only-enabled-days
    .dateDropper() variable showOnlyEnabledDays

    The showOnlyEnabledDays option only works when the enabledDays option is defined and, if set as true, it shows only the available dates by using the date picker compact version. Therefore, this option overwrites the largelargeDefault and largeOnly options.

    FEATURES

    Type boolean
    Default false

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-enabled-days="12/30/2019,12/31/2019" data-dd-show-only-enabled-days="true">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      enabledDays: '12/30/2019,12/31/2019',
      showOnlyEnabledDays: true
    });

    roundtrip

    Data attribute data-dd-roundtrip
    .dateDropper() variable roundtrip

    The roundtrip option can be set up on one or two elements by defining a custom value (e.g. data-dd-roundtrip="trip"). If you set it on two elements, use the same value for both the elements. When enabled, this option allows the user to select outward and return dates from the same date picker.

    FEATURES

    Type string/false
    Default false

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input id="outward-date" type="text" data-dd-roundtrip="my-trip">
    <input id="return-date" type="text" data-dd-roundtrip="my-trip">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('input').dateDropper({
      roundtrip: 'my-trip'
    });

    autoIncrease

    Data attribute data-dd-auto-increase
    .dateDropper() variable autoIncrease

    By default, when the user clicks on the date picker arrows to advance by one day, and it's the last day of the month or year, datedropper will automatically jump to the next month or year. Set the autoIncrease option as false to disable this behavior.

    FEATURES

    Type boolean
    Default true

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-auto-increase="false">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      autoIncrease: false
    });

    Advanced options


    changeValueTo

    Data attribute data-dd-change-value-to
    .dateDropper() variable changeValueTo

    Use the changeValueTo option to define a selector to which datedropper should pass the value set on the date picker. Keep in mind that this selector must be an input.

    FEATURES

    Type string
    Default null

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <button class="datedropper-init" data-dd-change-value-to="#my-input">Open datepicker</button>
    <input id="my-input"/>

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('button').dateDropper({
      changeValueTo: '#my-input'
    });

    eventListener

    Data attribute data-dd-event-listener
    .dateDropper() variable eventListener

    Use the eventListener option to define the event through which the selector should activate datedropper. By default, the date picker is enabled on focus.

    FEATURES

    Type string
    Default focus

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-event-selector="click">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      eventSelector: 'click'
    });

    trigger

    Data attribute data-dd-trigger
    .dateDropper() variable trigger

    A click on the trigger selector activates the eventListener of the datedropper element.

    FEATURES

    Type string/false
    Default false

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-trigger="#my-trigger">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      trigger: '.my-trigger'
    });

    autofill

    Data attribute data-dd-autofill
    .dateDropper() variable autofill

    By default, datedropper automatically fills out the selector with the selected date whenever it moves or gets initialized. Set the autofill option as false to disable this behavior.

    FEATURES

    Type boolean
    Default true

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-autofill="false">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      autofill: false
    });


    loopAll

    Data attribute data-dd-loop-all
    .dateDropper() variable loopAll

    If false, it locks navigation and hides arrows of the current selector (day, month, year) when the minimum or maximum value is reached.

    FEATURES

    Type boolean
    Default true

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-loop-all="false">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      loopAll: false
    });

    loopYears

    Data attribute data-dd-loop-years
    .dateDropper() variable loopYears

    If false, it locks navigation and hides arrows of the year selector when the minimum or maximum year is reached.

    FEATURES

    Type boolean
    Default true

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-loop-years="false">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      loopYears: false
    });

    loopMonths

    Data attribute data-dd-loop-months
    .dateDropper() variable loopMonths

    If false, it locks navigation and hides arrows of the month selector when the minimum or maximum month is reached.

    FEATURES

    Type boolean
    Default true

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-loop-months="false">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      loopMonths: false
    });

    loopDays

    Data attribute data-dd-loop-days
    .dateDropper() variable loopDays

    If false, it locks navigation and hides arrows of the day selector when the minimum or maximum day is reached.

    FEATURES

    Type boolean
    Default true

    EXAMPLES

    Sample configuration with data attribute

    <input type="text" data-dd-loop-days="false">

    Sample configuration with Javascript

    $('#my-input').dateDropper({
      loopDays: false
    });