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A date picker is a combination of:
Input -
In the input field, the user can enter a date directly or select it using the date picker.
If there is no default date, the input will show a hint text indicating the desired format (for example - “dd/mm/yyyy”).
Date picker icon - clicking the icon opens the calendar
Calendar Picker -The date picker calendar lets users pick a date using touch, mouse, or keyboard input. The control also allows users to navigate directly from one month or year to another.
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Input
The date picker can have an initial value that the user can overwrite at any time.
Open the calendar with one click on the picker button.
Calendar
Close the calendar either by choosing a date (clicking on it), or clicking outside the frame.
Clicking the left and right arrows on the calendar moves between the months, respectively.
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Validation and Errors
Please refer to Field validation page for more information.
A date field with a warning will have an orange border and a warning icon, as displayed below:
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A date field with an error will have a red border and an error icon, as displayed below:
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Best practices
Provide a help text that gives the user an idea of the required date format is a way of preventing input errors.
Do not prevent the user from inserting other separators than slashes (dots, for example). Replace those to slashes when the user finishes entering the dateIf the user enters a different date format in the input field (for example - “12.03.20“) the system will switch to the standard format when the field loses focus.
Design
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