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Date Input

Date Input Overview

A Date Input component is helpful when you want the user of your app to easily select a specific date using the native Android or iOS date picker
Native Android Date Picker on the left and iOS on the right

Properties

Date Input

Property
Description
Data Type
Style
Format to use when displaying selected date
Select from menu [YYYY-MM-DD, MM/DD/YYYY, M/D/YY, Month Day, Year, Mth. Day, Year]
Font Size
Size of font when displaying date
Number
Font Style
Make the date's text italicized
True/False
Font Weight
Make the date's text bold
True/False
Color
Color of font when displaying date
Color

Layout

Property
Description
Data Type
X
Location of top left corner of Date Input on X-axis, where the left hand side is X=0
Number
Y
Location of top left corner of Date Input on Y-axis, where the top side is Y=0
Number
Height
Height of Date Input in pixels
Number
Width
Width of Date Input in pixels
Number
Resize Mode
Define dimensions of the date input component/container
Select from list [Stretch, Float in Place]

Style

Property
Description
Data Type
Visible
Toggle whether your end users can see the Date Input
True/False
Border Style
Set whether border style is solid, dotted or dashed (only visible if border width > 0)
Select from list [solid, dotted, dashed]
Border Color
Color of border (only visible if border width > 0)
Color
Border Width
Width of border around Date Input in pixels
Number
Border Radius
Radius of corners of border on Date Input in degrees
Number
Shadow Color
Color of date input's shadow
Color
Shadow Opacity
Opacity of date input's shadow
Number between 0 and 100
Shadow Radius
Radius of corners of date input's shadow in pixels
Number
Shadow Offset
How far date input's shadow should be offset, in Height and Width, in pixels
Number

Blocks

Events

You can trigger actions to happen when an event occurs.

Date Picked

This event fires when the user has selected a date using the Date Picker.

Functions

Get Date

Returns full date from Date Picker in format Mon., DD, YYYY.

Get Day

Returns date from Date Picker in numeric form.
Eg. If February 17, 2021 has been selected in Date Picker, this block will return 17. If 5 March 2021 is selected in Date Picker, this block will return 5.

Get Month

Returns date from Date Picker in numeric form.
Eg. If February 17, 2021 has been selected in Date Picker, this block will return 2. If 7 November 2021 is selected in Date Picker, this block will return 11.

Get Year

Returns date from Date Picker in YYYY form.

Launch Picker

Opens Picker of the Date Input to prompt the user to enter a date.

Properties

Set and get properties of the Date Picker.

Background Color

Color

Computed Height and Width

Returns the height/width of the Date Input on the device screen in pixels.

Font Size

Font Style

Font Weight

Style

Text Align

Set the Text Alignment of the Date Input to Auto, Left, Right, Center or Justify.

Visible