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DateTimePicker Appearance

As of Kendo UI R1 2022, the DateTimePicker widget uses brand new rendering.

In this article, you will find information about the new rendering of the Kendo UI DateTimePicker.

For additional information regarding the decision behind these changes, visit the Styling Overview article.

For a live example, visit the Appearance Demo of the DateTimePicker.

Options

The Kendo UI DateTimePicker supports the following styling options:

  • size—configures the overall size of the component.
  • rounded—configures the border radius of the component.
  • fillMode—configures how the color is applied to the component.

Size

The size option controls how big or small the rendered DateTimePicker looks. The structure of the class is k-input-{size}.

The following values are available for the size option:

  • sm—small size
  • md—medium size
  • lg—large size
  • none—unset

The following example demonstrates how to configure the size of the component through the widget configuration:

<input id="datetimepicker" />
<script>
$("#datetimepicker").kendoDateTimePicker({
    size: "medium"
});
</script>

The default size value is medium and it is applied to the wrapping span element through the k-input-md class.

<span class="k-datetimepicker k-input k-input-md">
</span>

Rounded

The rounded option controls how much border radius is applied to the rendered DateTimePicker. The structure of the class is k-rounded-{size}.

The following values are available for the rounded option:

  • sm—small border radius
  • md—medium border radius
  • lg—large border radius
  • full—largest border radius
  • none—unset

The following example demonstrates how to configure the rounded of the component through the widget configuration:

<input id="datetimepicker" />
<script>
$("#datetimepicker").kendoDateTimePicker({
    rounded: "medium"
});
</script>

The default rounded value is medium and it is applied to the wrapping span element through the k-rounded-md class.

<span class="k-datetimepicker k-input k-rounded-md">
</span>

FillMode

The fillMode option controls the way the color is applied to the rendered DateTimePicker. The structure of the class is k-input-{fillMode}.

The following values are available for the fillMode option:

  • solid
  • flat
  • outline
  • none

The following example demonstrates how to configure the size of the component through the widget configuration:

<input id="datetimepicker" />
<script>
$("#datetimepicker").kendoDateTimePicker({
    fillMode: "solid"
});
</script>

The default fillMode value is solid and it is applied to the wrapping span element through the k-input-solid class.

<span class="k-datetimepicker k-input k-input-solid">
</span>

Old vs New Rendering

The old rendering of the component consisted of several wrapping elements:

  • The outer span wrapper with the k-datetimepicker and k-widget classes.

    <span class="k-widget k-datetimepicker">
    </span>
    
  • The inner span wrapper with the k-picker-wrap class.

    <span class="k-picker-wrap k-state-default">
    </span>
    
  • The input element with the k-input class. This element is a child of the k-picker-wrap span.

    <input class="k-input" />
    
  • The span wrapper with the k-select class. This element is a child of the k-picker-wrap span and parent of the button elements.

    <span unselectable="on" class="k-select">
    </span>
    
  • The date button span element with the k-link-date class. This element is a child of the k-select span and renders the button which expands the date picker on click.

    <span class="k-link k-link-date" role="button">
    </span>
    
  • The time button span element with the k-link-time class. This element is a child of the k-select span and renders the button which expands the time picker on click.

    <span class="k-link k-link-time" role="button">
    </span>
    
  • The icon span element with the k-i-calendar class. This element is a child of the k-link-date button and renders the calendar icon.

    <span class="k-icon k-i-calendar">
    
  • The icon span element with the k-i-clock class. This element is a child of the k-link-time button and renders the clock icon.

    <span class="k-icon k-i-clock">
    

The following example demonstrates the full version of the old rendering:

<span class="k-widget k-datetimepicker" style="width: 100%;">
  <span class="k-picker-wrap k-state-default">
    <input class="k-input" >
    <span class="k-icon k-i-warning k-hidden"></span>
    <span unselectable="on" class="k-select">
      <span class="k-link k-link-date" role="button">
        <span unselectable="on" class="k-icon k-i-calendar"></span>
      </span>
      <span class="k-link k-link-time" role="button">
        <span unselectable="on" class="k-icon k-i-clock"></span>
      </span>
    </span>
  </span>
</span>

The new rendering of the component consists of a single wrapping span element that contains the child input and button elements:

  • The span element controls the overall appearance of the widget and has the following class structure:

    <span class="k-datetimepicker k-input k-input-md k-rounded-md k-input-solid">
    </span>
    
  • The input element controls the appearance of the DateTimePicker itself and has the following class structure:

    <input type="text" class="k-input-inner" value="..." placeholder="..." />
    
  • The button elements control the appearance of the buttons that expand the date and time pickers:

    <button type="button" class="k-input-button k-button k-icon-button k-button-md k-button-solid k-button-solid-base">
    </button>
    
  • The inner span elements of each of the buttons render the calendar and clock icons:

    <span class="k-button-icon k-icon k-i-clock"></span>
    <span class="k-button-icon k-icon k-i-calendar"></span>
    

The following example demonstrates how to configure the appearance of the component through the widget configuration:

<input id="datetimepicker" />
<script>
$("#datetimepicker").kendoDateTimePicker({
    size: "medium",
    rounded: "medium",
    fillMode: "solid"
});
</script>

The following example demonstrates the full version of the new rendering:

 <span class="k-datetimepicker k-input k-input-md k-rounded-md k-input-solid">
    <input type="text" class="k-input-inner" value="..." placeholder="..." />
    <button type="button" class="k-input-button k-button k-icon-button k-button-md k-button-solid k-button-solid-base">
        <span class="k-button-icon k-icon k-i-clock"></span>
    </button>
    <button type="button" class="k-input-button k-button k-icon-button k-button-md k-button-solid k-button-solid-base">
        <span class="k-button-icon k-icon k-i-calendar"></span>
    </button>
</span>

Visual Backwards Compatibility

To achieve the same look and feel as the old rendering, you must update the element references.

When you use a LESS theme, the new styling and rendering supports only the default options.

Previously, a reference to the DateTimePicker input element was obtainable through the k-input class.

$(".k-input") // Returns a reference to the input element in the old rendering.

With the new rendering, you must target the DateTimePicker input element by using the k-input-inner class.

$(".k-input-inner") // Returns a reference to the input element in the new rendering.

Previously, a reference to the date and time button elements was obtainable through the k-link-date and k-link-time classes respectively.

$(".k-link-date") // Returns a reference to the date button element in the old rendering.
$(".k-link-time") // Returns a reference to the time button element in the old rendering.

With the new rendering, you can obtain a reference to the date and time button elements through the k-button class.

$(".k-button:eq(0)") // Returns a reference to the date button element in the new rendering.
$(".k-button:eq(1)") // Returns a reference to the time button element in the new rendering.

The following example showcases how to change the background colors of the input and button elements of the DateTimePicker in both the new, and the old rendering:

    <!-- Open the example in Dojo and select version prior to 2022 R1 to see the difference in the appearance -->
    <div id="parent">
      <input id="datetimepicker" />
    </div>

    <style>
      /* Doesn't work AFTER R1 2022 */
      #parent .k-input {
        background-color: #0071bc !important; /* Blue color in versions BEFORE R1 2022 */
      }
      #parent .k-link-date {
        background-color: red; /* Applies red color to the date button element BEFORE R1 2022 */
      }
      #parent .k-link-time {
        background-color: cyan; /* Applies cyan color to the time button element BEFORE R1 2022 */
      }

      /* Doesn't work BEFORE R1 2022 */
      #parent .k-input-inner {
        background-color: #2e8540 !important; /* Green color in versions AFTER R1 2022 */
      }
      #parent .k-input-button:nth-of-type(1) {
        background-color: yellow; /* Applies yellow color to the date button element AFTER R1 2022 */
      }
      #parent .k-input-button:nth-of-type(2) {
        background-color: orange; /* Applies yellow color to the time button element AFTER R1 2022 */
      }
    </style>

    <script>
      $("#datetimepicker").kendoDateTimePicker();
    </script>

Change the Order of the Time and Calendar Buttons

With the new rendering, the time button appears before the calendar button. To reverse this change, use the jQuery.insertAfter method:

    <input id="datetimepicker" />           
    <script>
      $(document).ready(function () {
        $("#datetimepicker").kendoDateTimePicker();

        $(".k-datetimepicker .k-button:first").insertAfter($(".k-datetimepicker .k-button:last"));
      });
    </script>

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