messages Object

The messages that DateInput uses. Use it to customize or localize the placeholders of each date/time part.

Example - customize column menu messages

<input id="dateinput" />
<script>
$("#dateinput").kendoDateInput({
    messages:{
        "year": "year",
        "month": "month",
        "day": "day",
        "weekday": "day of the week",
        "hour": "hours",
        "minute": "minutes",
        "second": "seconds",
        "dayperiod": "AM/PM"
    }
});
</script>

messages.year String (default: "year")

The placeholder for the years part.

messages.month String (default: "month")

The placeholder for the months part.

messages.day String (default: "day")

The placeholder for the day of the month part.

messages.weekday String (default: "day of the week")

The placeholder for the day of the week part.

messages.hour String (default: "hours")

The placeholder for the hours part.

messages.minute String (default: "minutes")

The placeholder for the minutes part.

messages.second String (default: "seconds")

The placeholder for the seconds part.

messages.dayperiod String (default: "AM/PM")

The placeholder for the AM/PM part.

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