React.js Blueprint Date input Props

Last Updated : 28 Apr, 2025

Blueprint is a React-based UI toolkit for the web. This library is very optimized and popular for building interfaces that are complex and data-dense for desktop applications.

In this article, we'll discuss React.js Blueprint DateInput Props. The DateInput component is a type of InputGroup that allows the users to pick the date as per choice and also the time zones. It shows a DatePicker inside a Popover when focused.

React.js BluePrint DateInput Props:

canClearSelection: It allows the users to clear the selection by clicking the currently selected day.
className: It denotes a space-delimited list of class names to pass along to a child element.
clearButtonText: It denotes the text for the reset button in the date picker action bar.
closeOnSelection: It indicates whether the calendar popover should close when a date is selected.
dayPickerProps: It denotes the props to pass to ReactDayPicker.
defaultValue: It denotes the default date to be used in the component when uncontrolled.
disabled: It indicates whether the date input is non-interactive.
disableTimezoneSelect: It denotes whether to disable the timezone selected.
fill: It denotes whether the component should take up the full width of its container.
footerElement: It is used to add an additional element to show below the date picker.
formatDate: It is a function to render a JavaScript Date to a string.
highlightCurrentDay: It is used to indicate whether the current day should be highlighted in the calendar.
initialMonth: It denotes the initial month the calendar displays.
inputProps: It denotes the props to pass to the input group.
invalidDateMessage: It denotes the error message to display when the date selected is invalid.
locale: It denotes the locale name.
localeUtils: It denotes the collection of functions that provide internationalization support.
maxDate: It denotes the latest date the user can select.
minDate: It denotes the earliest date the user can select.
modifiers: It denotes the collection of functions that determine which modifier classes get applied to which days.
onChange: It is a callback function that is triggered when the user selects a new valid date through the DatePicker or by typing in the input.
onError: It is a callback function that is triggered when the user finishes typing in a new date and the date causes an error state.
outOfRangeMessage: It denotes the error message to display when the date selected is out of range.
parseDate: It is a callback function to deserialize user input text to a JavaScript Date object.
placeholder: it denotes the placeholder text to display in empty input fields.
popoverProps: It denotes the props to pass to the Popover.
reverseMonthAndYearMenus: The month menu will appear to the left of the year menu if this is set to true.
rightElement: It denotes the element to render on the right side of an input.
shortcuts: It indicates whether shortcuts to quickly select a date are displayed or not.
showActionsBar: It is used to indicate whether the bottom bar displaying Today and Clear buttons should be shown below the calendar.
timePickerProps: It is used to further configure the TimePicker that appears beneath the calendar.
timePrecision: It denotes the precision of time selection that accompanies the calendar.
todayButtonText: It denotes e the text for the today button in the date picker action bar.
value: It is used to denote the currently selected day.

Syntax:

<DateInput
      value={...}
      formatDate={...}
      ...
/>

Creating React Application And Installing Module:

Step 1: Create a React application using the following command:

npm create-react-app appname

Step 2: After creating your project folder i.e. appname, move to it using the following command:

cd appname

Step 3: After creating the ReactJS application, Install the required module using the following command:

npm install @blueprintjs/core

Step 4: Installing @blueprintjs datetime component.

npm install @blueprintjs/datetime

Project Structure:

Step to Run Application: Run the application using the following command from the root directory of the project:

npm start

Example 1: The below example demonstrates the usage of the formatDate, placeholder, onChange, and value props of DateInput component.

JavaScript

import React, { useCallback, useState } from "react";
import "@blueprintjs/core/lib/css/blueprint.css";
import "@blueprintjs/datetime/lib/css/blueprint-datetime.css";
import { DateInput } from "@blueprintjs/datetime";

function App() {
    const [dateVal, setDateVal] = useState(null);
    const handleChange = useCallback(setDateVal, []);
    const formatDate = useCallback((Date) => 
       Date.toLocaleString(), []);

    return (
        <center>
            <div style={{ textAlign: "center", 
                         color: "green" }}>
                <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
                <h2>ReactJs Blueprint DateInput Props</h2>
            </div>
            <div style={{ width: 500 }}>
                <DateInput
                    formatDate={formatDate}
                    onChange={handleChange}
                    placeholder="mm/dd/yyyy"
                    value={dateVal}
                />
            </div>
        </center>
    );
}

export default App;

Output:

Example 2: The below example demonstrates the usage of the parseDate, shortcuts, and todayButtonText props of DateInput component.

JavaScript

import React, { useCallback, useState } from "react";
import "@blueprintjs/core/lib/css/blueprint.css";
import "@blueprintjs/datetime/lib/css/blueprint-datetime.css";
import { DateInput } from "@blueprintjs/datetime";

function App() {
    const [dateVal, setDateVal] = useState(null);
    const handleChange = useCallback(setDateVal, []);
    const formatDate = useCallback((Date)
                    => Date.toLocaleString(), []);

    return (
        <center>
            <div style={{ textAlign: "center", 
                         color: "green" }}>
                <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
                <h2>ReactJs Blueprint DateInput Props</h2>
            </div>
            <div style={{ width: 500 }}>
                <DateInput
                    parseDate={str => new Date(str)}
                    formatDate={formatDate}
                    onChange={handleChange}
                    placeholder="mm/dd/yyyy"
                    value={dateVal}
                    shortcuts
                    todayButtonText="Today"
                />
            </div>
        </center>
    );
}

export default App;