Getting Started with the DateRangePicker

This tutorial explains how to set up a basic Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC DateRangePicker and highlights the major steps in the configuration of the component.

You will initialize a DateRangePicker control with a number of tools. Next, you will handle some of the DateRangePicker events.

Prerequisites

To successfully complete the tutorial, you need a project that is already configured to use the Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC components:

• To create a new pre-configured project for the Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC components, you can use a project template.

• To manually configure an existing project by using NuGet, see the Adding Telerik UI through NuGet.

1. Prepare the CSHTML File

The first step is to add the required directives at the top of the .cshtml document:

• To use the Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC HtmlHelpers:

  @using Kendo.Mvc.UI
  

Optionally, you can structure the document by adding the desired HTML elements like headings, divs, paragraphs, and apply some basic styles.

2. Initialize the DateRangePicker

Use the DateRangePicker HtmlHelper to add the component to a page:

• The Name() configuration method is mandatory as its value is used for the id and the name attributes of the DateRangePicker element.

• The Culture() configuration method specifies the culture info used by the widget. Date and time values typically vary by culture. For example, the "d" standard format string indicates that a date and time value is to be displayed using a short date pattern. For the invariant culture, this pattern is "MM/dd/yyyy". For the fr-FR culture, it is "dd/MM/yyyy". For the ja-JP culture, it is "yyyy/MM/dd".

• The Labels configuration method determines if the labels for the inputs will be visible.

@using Kendo.Mvc.UI

@(Html.Kendo().DateRangePicker()
            .Name("daterangepicker")
            .Culture("fr-FR")
            .Labels(true)
        )

3. Handle the DateRangePicker Events

The DateRangePicker exposes various events that you can handle and further customize the functionality of the component. In this tutorial, you will use the Open, Close, and Change events of the DateRangePicker.

@using Kendo.Mvc.UI

@(Html.Kendo().DateRangePicker()
          .Name("daterangepicker")
          .Culture("fr-FR")
          .Labels(true)
          .Events(e=> e.Open("onOpen").Close("onClose").Change("onChange"))
        )

<script>
        function onOpen() {
            console.log("Open");
        }

        function onClose() {
            console.log("Close");
        }

        function onChange() {
            var range = this.range();
            console.log("Change :: start - " + kendo.toString(range.start, 'd') + " end - " + kendo.toString(range.end, 'd'));
        }
</script>

For more examples, refer to the demo on using the events of the DateRangePicker.

4. (Optional) Reference Existing DateRangePicker Instances

To use the client-side API of the DateRangePicker and build on top of its initial configuration, you need a reference to the DateRangePicker instance. Once you get a valid reference, you can call the respective API methods:

1. Use the .Name() (id attribute) of the component instance to get a reference.

       <script>
           var dateRangePickerReference = $("#daterangepicker").data("kendoDateRangePicker"); // DateRangePicker Reference is a reference to the existing instance of the helper.
       </script>
   

2. Use the client-side API of the DateRangePicker to control the behavior of the widget. In this example, you will use the enable method to disable the DateRangePicker.

       <script>
           $(document).ready(function () {
               var daterangepicker = $("#daterangepicker").data("kendoDateRangePicker");
   
               daterangepicker.enable(false);
           })
       </script>
   

For more information on referencing specific helper instances, see the Methods and Events article.

Next Steps

• Configuring the Selected Dates of the DateRangePicker
• Changing the Appearance of the DateRangePicker
• Using Validation with the DateRangePicker

See Also

• Using the API of the DateRangePicker for ASP.NET MVC (Demo)
• Client-Side API of the DateRangePicker
• Server-Side API of the DateRangePicker
• Knowledge Base Section