Getting Started

18 Apr 20173 minutes to read

New HTML Document and required codes:

To get start with DateRangePicker, create a new HTML file and refer the below specified dependent CSS file as well as scripts files.

CSS file

ej.web.all.min.css – includes all widgets styles (To know more about theme, refer Theming in Essential JavaScript Component)

External script files

jQuery (from the version 1.7.1 to 3.1.0)

Internal script files

File  Description / Usage
ej.core.min.js
 Includes only the widget basic functions and Framework features. Must be referred always before using all the JS controls
ej.scroller.min.js To enable the scroll bar with preset ranges if count exceeded
ej.globalize.min.js
 To support the globalization.
ej.datepicker.min.js
 DatePicker plugin.
ej.timepicker.min.js TimePicker plugin
ej.daterangepicker.min.js DateRangePicker Plugin

You can make use of ‘ej.web.all.min.js’ file which encapsulates all ‘ej’ web components and frameworks in single file.

ej.web.all.min.js – includes all web widgets.

A simple HTML file with required CSS and script reference added to create DateRangePicker

  • HTML
    • <!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>

    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" charset="utf-8" />

    <!-- style sheet for default theme(flat azure) -->

    <link href="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/21.1.35/js/web/flat-azure/ej.web.all.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />

    <!--scripts-->

    <script src="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/js/assets/external/jquery-1.11.3.min.js"></script>

    <script src="http://cdn.syncfusion.com/21.1.35/js/web/ej.web.all.min.js"></script>

</head>

<body>

    <!--Place input element to create DateRangePicker-->

    <script>

            // Place your script code here to initialize DateRangePicker

    </script>

</body>

</html>

    DateRangePicker Initialization

    DateRangePicker can be created using “input” tag.

  • HTML
    • <!--input element to create DateRangePicker-->

    <input id="dateRangePicker" />
 
$(function () {

            // initialize DateRangePicker component

            $("#dateRangePicker").ejDateRangePicker();

        });

    Get/Set Value

    DateRangePicker provides an options to configure all its properties and to get its value. DateRangePicker value can be assigned during initialization or at run time. Below code shows how to assign the values at initialization.

  • JS
    • $(function () {



            // initialize DateRangePicker component with Value API



            $("#dateRangePicker").ejDateRangePicker({

                value: "11/1/2013 - 12/3/2019", // sets the date range



            });



        });

    You can assign values after initialization in DateRangePicker (‘it helps to get or set value at run time). Let’s consider that going to set date range at button click.

  • HTML
    • //bind below onClick action to button



        function onClick() {



            //create instance for dateRangePicker.



            // create instance only after control creation, to get dateRangeObj otherwise it throws exception.



            var dateRangeObj = $("#dateRangePicker").ejDateRangePicker('instance');



            //set value using date range picker object



            dateRangeObj.option('value', "11/1/2013 - 12/3/2019");



            //get value using date range object and displays in alert box



            alert(dateRangeObj.option('value'));



        }