DatePicker

 API Reference: UI.DatePicker​
Basic DatePicker
DatePicker is a dialog from which the user can select a date.
TypeScript code blocks includes example of how to implement, override & add components with theme. Create page with UI-Editor to make your page themeable and then able to implement themeable components programmatically. Once page created with UI-Editor, it generates class under scripts/generated/pages. Extend that class with below typescript classes.
TypeScript
JavaScript
TypeScript
import PageSampleDesign from 'generated/pages/pageSample';
import FlexLayout = require('sf-core/ui/flexlayout');
import Application = require('sf-core/application');
import System = require("sf-core/device/system");
import DatePicker = require('sf-core/ui/datepicker');
​
​
//You should create new Page from UI-Editor and extend with it.
export default class AlertViewSample extends PageSampleDesign {
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    myDatePicker: DatePicker;
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    constructor() {
        super();
        // Overrides super.onShow method
        this.onShow = onShow.bind(this, this.onShow.bind(this));
        // Overrides super.onLoad method
        this.onLoad = onLoad.bind(this, this.onLoad.bind(this));
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        this.layout.flexDirection = FlexLayout.FlexDirection.ROW;
        this.layout.justifyContent = FlexLayout.JustifyContent.CENTER;
        this.layout.alignItems = FlexLayout.AlignItems.CENTER;
    }
}
​
/**
 * @event onShow
 * This event is called when a page appears on the screen (everytime).
 * @param {function} superOnShow super onShow function
 * @param {Object} parameters passed from Router.go function
 */
function onShow(superOnShow: () => void) {
    const { headerBar } = System.OS === System.OSType.ANDROID ? this : this.parentController;
    superOnShow();
    Application.statusBar.visible = false;
    headerBar.visible = false;
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    this.myDatePicker.show();
}
​
/**
 * @event onLoad
 * This event is called once when page is created.
 * @param {function} superOnLoad super onLoad function
 */
function onLoad(superOnLoad: () => void) {
    superOnLoad();
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    this.myDatePicker = new DatePicker();
    this.myDatePicker.onDateSelected = function (date) {
        alert('Year: ' + date.getFullYear() + ' Month: ' + date.getMonth() + ' Day' + date.getDate());
    };
}
JavaScript
const Page = require("sf-core/ui/page");
const extend = require("js-base/core/extend");
const DatePicker = require('sf-core/ui/datepicker');
const FlexLayout = require('sf-core/ui/flexlayout');
​
​
var Page1 = extend(Page)(
    function(_super) {
        _super(this, {
            onShow: function(params) {
                Application.statusBar.visible = false;
                this.headerBar.visible = false; //For Android
                myDatePicker.show();
            }
        });
        this.layout.flexDirection = FlexLayout.FlexDirection.ROW;
        this.layout.justifyContent = FlexLayout.JustifyContent.CENTER;
        this.layout.alignItems = FlexLayout.AlignItems.CENTER;
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        var myDatePicker = new DatePicker();
        myDatePicker.onDateSelected = function(date) {
            alert('Year: ' + date.getFullYear() + ' Month: ' + date.getMonth() + ' Day' + date.getDate());
        };
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    }
);
module.exports = Page1;
Tip
DatePicker cannot be shown before the current page's onShow() event is triggered.
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Customized DatePicker
DatePicker can be customizable on both platform.
Setting iOS Properties
Properties of DatePicker only works with show method. Must set before show method.
TypeScript
JavaScript
TypeScript
import PageSampleDesign from 'generated/pages/pageSample';
import FlexLayout = require('sf-core/ui/flexlayout');
import Application = require('sf-core/application');
import System = require("sf-core/device/system");
import DatePicker = require('sf-core/ui/datepicker');
import Color = require('sf-core/ui/color');
import Font = require('sf-core/ui/font');
​
//You should create new Page from UI-Editor and extend with it.
export default class Sample extends PageSampleDesign {
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    myDatePicker: DatePicker;
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    constructor() {
        super();
        // Overrides super.onShow method
        this.onShow = onShow.bind(this, this.onShow.bind(this));
        // Overrides super.onLoad method
        this.onLoad = onLoad.bind(this, this.onLoad.bind(this));
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        this.layout.flexDirection = FlexLayout.FlexDirection.ROW;
        this.layout.justifyContent = FlexLayout.JustifyContent.CENTER;
        this.layout.alignItems = FlexLayout.AlignItems.CENTER;
    }
}
​
/**
 * @event onShow
 * This event is called when a page appears on the screen (everytime).
 * @param {function} superOnShow super onShow function
 * @param {Object} parameters passed from Router.go function
 */
function onShow(superOnShow: () => void) {
    const { headerBar } = System.OS === System.OSType.ANDROID ? this : this.parentController;
    superOnShow();
    Application.statusBar.visible = false;
    headerBar.visible = false;
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    this.myDatePicker.show();
}
​
/**
 * @event onLoad
 * This event is called once when page is created.
 * @param {function} superOnLoad super onLoad function
 */
function onLoad(superOnLoad: () => void) {
    superOnLoad();
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    this.myDatePicker = new DatePicker({
        android: {
            style: DatePicker.Android.Style.DEFAULT_DARK
        }
    });
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    this.myDatePicker.ios.title = "Smartface";
    this.myDatePicker.ios.titleColor = Color.BLACK;
    this.myDatePicker.ios.okColor = Color.BLACK;
    this.myDatePicker.ios.cancelColor = Color.RED;
    this.myDatePicker.ios.cancelHighlightedColor = Color.create(79, 84, 88, 100);
    this.myDatePicker.ios.okHighlightedColor = Color.BLUE;
    this.myDatePicker.ios.datePickerMode = DatePicker.iOS.DatePickerMode.DATEANDTIME;
    this.myDatePicker.ios.titleFont = Font.create("Arial", 20, Font.BOLD_ITALIC);
    this.myDatePicker.ios.cancelFont = Font.create("Arial", 16, Font.BOLD_ITALIC);
    this.myDatePicker.ios.okFont = Font.create("Arial", 16, Font.BOLD_ITALIC);
    this.myDatePicker.onDateSelected = (date): void => {
        alert('Year: ' + date.getFullYear() + ' Month: ' + date.getMonth() + ' Day:' + date.getDate());
    };
    this.myDatePicker.onCancelled = (): void => {
        alert('Cancelled');
    };
}
JavaScript
const Page = require("sf-core/ui/page");
const extend = require("js-base/core/extend");
const DatePicker = require('sf-core/ui/datepicker');
const FlexLayout = require('sf-core/ui/flexlayout');
const Font = require('sf-core/ui/font');
const Color = require('sf-core/ui/color');
​
​
var Page1 = extend(Page)(
    function(_super) {
        _super(this, {
            onShow: function(params) {
                Application.statusBar.visible = false;
                this.headerBar.visible = false; 
                myDatePicker.show();
            }
        });
        this.layout.flexDirection = FlexLayout.FlexDirection.ROW;
        this.layout.justifyContent = FlexLayout.JustifyContent.CENTER;
        this.layout.alignItems = FlexLayout.AlignItems.CENTER;
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        var myDatePicker = new DatePicker({
            android: {
                style: DatePicker.Android.Style.DEFAULT_DARK
            }
        });
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        myDatePicker.ios.title = "Smartface";
        myDatePicker.ios.titleColor = Color.BLACK;
        myDatePicker.ios.okColor = Color.BLACK;
        myDatePicker.ios.cancelColor = Color.RED;
        myDatePicker.ios.cancelHighlightedColor = Color.create(79, 84, 88, 100);
        myDatePicker.ios.okHighlightedColor = Color.BLUE;
        myDatePicker.ios.datePickerMode = DatePicker.iOS.DatePickerMode.DATEANDTIME;
        myDatePicker.ios.titleFont = Font.create("Arial", 20, Font.BOLD_ITALIC);
        myDatePicker.ios.cancelFont = Font.create("Arial", 16, Font.BOLD_ITALIC);
        myDatePicker.ios.okFont = Font.create("Arial", 16, Font.BOLD_ITALIC);
        myDatePicker.onDateSelected = function(date) {
            alert('Year: ' + date.getFullYear() + ' Month: ' + date.getMonth() + ' Day:' + date.getDate());
        };
        myDatePicker.onCancelled = function() {
            alert('Cancelled');
        };
​
    }
);
module.exports = Page1;
​
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