ch.Datepicker

Description

Datepicker lets you select dates.

How-to

// Create a new Datepicker.
var datepicker = new ch.Datepicker([selector], [options]);

// Create a new Datepicker with custom options.
var datepicker = new ch.Datepicker({
    "format": "MM/DD/YYYY",
    "selected": "2011/12/25",
    "from": "2010/12/25",
    "to": "2012/12/25",
    "monthsNames": ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"],
    "weekdays": ["Su", "Mo", "Tu", "We", "Thu", "Fr", "Sa"]
});

Parameters

• el - HTMLElement : A HTMLElement to create an instance of ch.Datepicker.
• options - Object : Options to customize an instance.
  • format - String : Sets the date format. Default: "DD/MM/YYYY".
  • selected - String : Sets a date that should be selected by default. Default: "today".
  • from - String : Set a minimum selectable date. The format of the given date should be "YYYY/MM/DD".
  • to - String : Set a maximum selectable date. The format of the given date should be "YYYY/MM/DD".
  • monthsNames - Array : A collection of months names. Default: ["Enero", ... , "Diciembre"].
  • weekdays - Array : A collection of weekdays. Default: ["Dom", ... , "Sab"].
  • hiddenby - Boolean : Determines how to hide the component. You must use: "button", "pointers", "pointerleave", "all" or "none". Default: "pointers".
  • context - HTMLElement : It's a reference to position and size of element that will be considered to carry out the position.
  • side - String : The side option where the target element will be positioned. You must use: "left", "right", "top", "bottom" or "center". Default: "bottom".
  • align - String : The align options where the target element will be positioned. You must use: "left", "right", "top", "bottom" or "center". Default: "center".
  • offsetX - Number : Distance to displace the target horizontally.
  • offsetY - Number : Distance to displace the target vertically.
  • position - String : The type of positioning used. You must use: "absolute" or "fixed". Default: "absolute".

Extends

• ch.Component

Properties

.Component#name String

The name of a component.

.Datepicker#name String

The name of the component.

// You can reach the associated instance.
var datepicker = $(selector).data('datepicker');

.field HTMLElement

The datepicker input field.

.trigger HTMLElement

The datepicker trigger.

.uid Number

A unique id to identify the instance of a component.

Methods

.constructor()

Returns a reference to the constructor function.

.destroy()

Destroys an instance of Component and remove its data from asociated element.

// Destroy a component
component.destroy();
// Empty the component reference
component = undefined;

.disable() → {component}

Disables an instance of Component.

// Disabling an instance of Component.
component.disable();

.enable() → {component}

Enables an instance of Component.

// Enabling an instance of Component.
component.enable();

.require() → {component}

Adds functionality or abilities from other classes.

// You can require some abilitiest to use in your component.
// For example you should require the collpasible abitliy.
var component = new Component(element, options);
component.require('Collapsible');

.constructor()

Returns a reference to the constructor function.

.destroy()

Destroys a Datepicker instance.

// Destroying an instance of Datepicker.
datepicker.destroy();

.getToday() → {String}

Returns date of today

// Get the date of today.
var today = datepicker.getToday();

.hide() → {datepicker}

Hides the datepicker.

// Shows a datepicker.
datepicker.hide();

.nextMonth() → {datepicker}

Moves to the next month.

// Moves to the next month.
datepicker.nextMonth();

.nextYear() → {datepicker}

Move to the next year.

// Moves to the next year.
datepicker.nextYear();

.prevMonth() → {datepicker}

Move to the previous month.

// Moves to the prev month.
datepicker.prevMonth();

.prevYear() → {datepicker}

Move to the previous year.

// Moves to the prev year.
datepicker.prevYear();

.reset() → {datepicker}

Reset the Datepicker to date of today

// Resset the datepicker
datepicker.reset();

.select(date) → {datepicker|String}

Selects a specific date or returns the selected date.

• date - String : A given date to select. The format of the given date should be "YYYY/MM/DD".

// Returns the selected date.
datepicker.select();

// Select a specific date.
datepicker.select('2014/05/28');

.setFrom(date) → {datepicker}

Set a minimum selectable date.

• date - String : A given date to set as minimum selectable date. The format of the given date should be "YYYY/MM/DD".

// Set a minimum selectable date.
datepicker.setFrom('2010/05/28');

.setTo(date) → {datepicker}

Set a maximum selectable date.

• date - String : A given date to set as maximum selectable date. The format of the given date should be "YYYY/MM/DD".

// Set a maximum selectable date.
datepicker.setTo('2014/05/28');

.show() → {datepicker}

Shows the datepicker.

// Shows a datepicker.
datepicker.show();

Events

'destroy'

Emits when a component is destroyed.

// Subscribe to "destroy" event.
component.on('destroy', function () {
    // Some code here!
});

'disable'

Emits when a component is disable.

// Subscribe to "disable" event.
component.on('disable', function () {
    // Some code here!
});

'enable'

Emits when a component is enabled.

// Subscribe to "enable" event.
component.on('enable', function () {
    // Some code here!
});

'hide'

Event emitted when a datepicker is hidden.

// Subscribe to "hide" event.
datepicker.on('hide', function () {
    // Some code here!
});

'nextmonth'

Event emitted when a next month is shown.

// Subscribe to "nextmonth" event.
datepicker.on('nextmonth', function () {
    // Some code here!
});

'nextyear'

Event emitted when a next year is shown.

// Subscribe to "nextyear" event.
datepicker.on('nextyear', function () {
    // Some code here!
});

'prevmonth'

Event emitted when a previous month is shown.

// Subscribe to "prevmonth" event.
datepicker.on('prevmonth', function () {
    // Some code here!
});

'prevyear'

Event emitted when a previous year is shown.

// Subscribe to "prevyear" event.
datepicker.on('prevyear', function () {
    // Some code here!
});

'ready'

Event emitted when the component is ready to use.

// Subscribe to "ready" event.
datepicker.on('ready', function () {
    // Some code here!
});

'reset'

Event emitter when the datepicker is reseted.

// Subscribe to "reset" event.
datepicker.on('reset', function () {
    // Some code here!
});

'select'

Event emitted when a date is selected.

// Subscribe to "select" event.
datepicker.on('select', function () {
    // Some code here!
});

'show'

Event emitted when a datepicker is shown.

// Subscribe to "show" event.
datepicker.on('show', function () {
    // Some code here!
});