Topic: Is it possible to force use of calendar modal with DatePicker?

DashMarketingGroup priority asked 4 months ago


Is it possible to force a user to use the calendar modal to pick a date instead of letting them enter it manually? Even though I have the format set to mm/dd/yyyy, the user can still enter a date value that doesn't match. For example, if they enter 01/01/67 instead of 01/01/1967, the date value assumes it is January 1, 67.

Here is the code I am using now:

<div class="form-outline datepicker-disable-future" data-mdb-input-init data-mdb-format="mm/dd/yyyy">
  <input type="text" class="form-control" id="dpDOB" placeholder="mm/dd/yyyy"  />
  <label for="dpDOB" class="form-label">Your Date of Birth</label>
</div>

If I enter 07/30/67 for a date value, this is what it translates to:How date with 2-digit year is interpreted

I looked to see if I could combine an input mask with the datepicker, or if there is a way to force the user to enter 2-digit month, 2-digit day, and 4-digit year, but I don't see any way to do it. If this isn't possible, is there a way to force the user to choose a date using the calendar modal instead of manually entering it? Thank you!


Kamila Pieńkowska staff answered 4 months ago


You can use data-mdb-toggle="datepicker" attribute. It will open modal when you click on date input. It makes it impossible for to user to use keyboard to change/enter date.



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  • ForumUser: Priority
  • Premium support: Yes
  • Technology: MDB Standard
  • MDB Version: MDB5 7.1.0
  • Device: laptop
  • Browser: chrome
  • OS: win 11
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