Introduction
This write-up provides the complete steps and code for adding a date picker in Jquery Datatable.
To design a date picker in DataTable. You will need
- CSS and JavaScript
- Date Picker Plugin
- Need to use input control for the Date field.
Now let’s move.
Below are the required CSS and Javascript which you need to use in your html page.
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.12.1/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/datetime/1.1.2/js/dataTables.dateTime.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.12.1/css/jquery.dataTables.min.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/datetime/1.1.2/css/dataTables.dateTime.min.css" />
We need to call the DateTime Picker plugin as below.
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$('#example').DataTable();
$('.mydatetimepicker').dtDateTime();
});
</script>Need to use input control and use the proper class as depicted below.
<input class="mydatetimepicker" type="text" value="1960-04-20"/>Method 1-Hardcoded table data
Complete Html code for date time picker in data table using a jquery data table is given below.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.12.1/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/datetime/1.1.2/js/dataTables.dateTime.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.12.1/css/jquery.dataTables.min.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/datetime/1.1.2/css/dataTables.dateTime.min.css" />
<title>DataTables Example with DateTimePicker</title>
</head>
<body>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$('#example').DataTable();
$('.mydatetimepicker').dtDateTime();
});
</script>
<table id="example" class="display" style="width:100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Role</th>
<th>Branch</th>
<th>Age</th>
<th>Start date</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Satya</td>
<td>Sr Software Engineer</td>
<td>Manila</td>
<td>25</td>
<td><input class="mydatetimepicker" type="text" value="2011-07-25" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Rijwan Ansari</td>
<td> Technical Lead</td>
<td>Kathmandu</td>
<td>30</td>
<td><input class="mydatetimepicker" type="text" value="2009-01-12" /></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</body>
</html>The output of the above page in the browser is given below.
Method 2- Using JS for table data
Below is a code sample for the date picker in the data table using JS for table data.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.12.1/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.datatables.net/datetime/1.1.2/js/dataTables.dateTime.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.12.1/css/jquery.dataTables.min.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/datetime/1.1.2/css/dataTables.dateTime.min.css" />
</head>
<body>
<table id="example" class="display" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Position</th>
<th>Salary</th>
<th>Start Date</th>
</tr>
</thead>
</table>
<script text="javascript">
$(document).ready(function () {
$('#example').DataTable();
$('.mydatetimepicker').dtDateTime();
});
var inputData = [
["Satya", "Software Developer", 50000],
["RijSat", "Team Lead Software Development", 35000]
]
var exampleDataTable = $('#example').DataTable( {
"data": inputData,
"columnDefs": [{
"targets": -1,
"data": null,
"orderable": false,
"defaultContent": ['<input type="text" class="form-control mydatetimepicker" placeholder="Date" />']
}]
} );
</script>
</body>Output
Conclusion
Therefore, in this article, we have learned two different ways to design a Date picker inside the data table. These are the easiest way to design a Date Picker inside DataTable.