Is there a way to have a date or time be optional with the built in WinJS.UI datepicker and timepicker?

Question

I need to create a fairly simple form where both a date and time input are optional.

In traditional web, I would typically have the selected item of the day/month/year show something like "--/--/----" instead of defaulting to today's date.

Is this possible with the built-in datepicker and timepicker?  If not, any detailed recommendations on the best approaceh?

Thanks.

-Keith

Answer 1

Hi

By my understanding, you can not use datepicker for that function, can you really needn't.

Just use Jquery data picker, you can achieve that.

1 create three textbox, and set value to --,--,----.

2 find suitable jquery datapicker for each textbox.

3 write the logic you want in your JS file.

Answer 2

I understand and know how to do that but what's the point in Microsoft providing a datepicker & a timepicker if I'm supposed to just roll my own for even the simplest of use cases?

Answer 3

I didn't think the time portion showed up by default.  You can hide the day portion using this CSS style

.win-datepicker-date {
    display: none;
}

Just make sure you set the date to something when you initialize the picker (like 1), like in your page onReady.

I agree with the roll your own comment by the way, a lot of this stuff is half-baked.