The DatePicker allows the end user to select a date from a calendar or by direct input. It supports custom templates for "month" view, configurable options for min and max date, start view and the depth of the navigation.

Getting Started

Creating a DatePicker from existing input element

<input id="datePicker" />

DatePicker initialization

$(document).ready(function(){
 $("#datePicker").kendoDatePicker();
});

When a DatePicker is initialized, it will be displayed at the location of the target HTML element.

Configuring DatePicker Behaviors

The DatePicker provides configuration options that can be set during initialization. Among the properties that can be controlled:

Selected date
Minimum and/or maximum date
Define format
Start view
Navigation depth (last view to which end user can navigate)

Create DatePicker with a selected date and a defined minimum and maximum date

$(document).ready(function(){
 $("#datePicker").kendoDatePicker({
  value: new Date(),
  min: new Date(1950, 0, 1),
  max: new Date(2049, 11, 31)
 })
});

DatePicker will set the value only if the entered date is valid and within the defined range.

Defining a Start View and Navigation Depth

The first rendered view can be defined with "start" option. Navigation depth can be controlled with "depth" option. Predefined views are:

"month" - shows the days from the month
"year" - shows the months of the year
"decade" - shows the years from the decade
"century" - shows the decades from the century

Create a DatePicker for selecting a month

$("#datePicker").kendoDatePicker({
 start: "year",
 depth: "year"
});

Accessing an Existing DatePicker

You can reference an existing DatePicker instance via jQuery.data(). Once a reference has been established, you can use the API to control its behavior.

Accessing an existing DatePicker instance

var datePicker = $("#datePicker").data("kendoDatePicker");