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Date Formats Customization

This article will guide you through the process of customizing the date formats for your Date & Time field.

Date Formatting Tokens #

CharacterDescriptionExample
dDay of the month, 2 digits with leading zeros01 to 31
DA textual representation of a dayMon through Sun
l (lowercase ‘L’)A full textual representation of the day of the weekSunday through Saturday
jDay of the month without leading zeros1 to 31
JDay of the month without leading zeros and ordinal suffix1st, 2nd, to 31st
wNumeric representation of the day of the week0 (for Sunday) through 6 (for Saturday)
WNumeric representation of the week0 (first week of the year) through 52 (last week of the year)
FA full textual representation of a monthJanuary through December
mNumeric representation of a month, with leading zero01 through 12
nNumeric representation of a month, without leading zeros1 through 12
MA short textual representation of a monthJan through Dec
UThe number of seconds since the Unix Epoch1413704993
yA two-digit representation of a year99 or 03
YA full numeric representation of a year, 4 digits1999 or 2003
ZISO Date format2017-03-04T01:23:43.000Z

Time Formatting Tokens #

CharacterDescriptionExample
HHours (24 hours)00 to 23
hHours1 to 12
GHours, 2 digits with leading zeros1 to 12
iMinutes00 to 59
SSeconds, 2 digits00 to 59
sSeconds0, 1 to 59
KAM/PMAM or PM

Advanced Configuration #

Paymattic Date and Time field use flatpickr JS library; for advanced users, you can provide the config object in the field’s advanced settings.

Adding the First Day of Week Date #

Now, you can add the start of the week date. You can do this with the help of a custom code; use the code given below:

{
    "locale": {
        "firstDayOfWeek": 1 // start week on Monday
    }
}

Available Options #

Config OptionTypeDefaultDescription
altFormatString“F j, Y”Exactly the same as date format, but for the altInput field
altInputBooleanfalseShow the user a readable date (as per altFormat), but return something totally different to the server.
altInputClassString“”This class will be added to the input element created by the altInput option.  Note that altInput already inherits classes from the original input.
allowInputBooleanfalseAllows the user to enter a date directly input the input field. By default, direct entry is disabled.
appendToHTMLElementnullInstead of body, appends the calendar to the specified node instead*.
ariaDateFormatString“F j, Y”Defines how the date will be formatted in the aria-label for calendar days, using the same tokens as dateFormat. If you change this, you should choose a value that will make sense if a screen reader reads it out loud.
clickOpensBooleantrueWhether clicking on the input should open the picker. You could disable this if you wish to open the calendar manually with.open()
dateFormatString“Y-m-d”A string of characters which are used to define how the date will be displayed in the input box. The supported characters are defined in the table below.
defaultDateStringnullSets the initial selected date(s).If you’re using mode: "multiple" or a range calendar supply an Array of Date objects or an Array of date strings which follow your dateFormat.Otherwise, you can supply a single Date object or a date string.
defaultHourNumber12Initial value of the hour element.
defaultMinuteNumber0Initial value of the minute element.
disableArray[]See Disabling dates
disableMobileBooleanfalseSet disableMobile to true to always use the non-native picker.
By default, flatpickr utilizes native datetime widgets unless certain options (e.g. disable) are used.
enableArray[]See Enabling dates
enableTimeBooleanfalseEnables time picker
enableSecondsBooleanfalseEnables seconds in the time picker.
formatDateFunctionnullAllows using a custom date formatting function instead of the built-in handling for date formats using dateFormat, altFormat, etc.
hourIncrementInteger1Adjusts the step for the hour input (incl. scrolling)
inlineBooleanfalseDisplays the calendar inline
maxDateString/DatenullThe maximum date that a user can pick to (inclusive).
minDateString/DatenullThe minimum date that a user can start picking from (inclusive).
minuteIncrementInteger5Adjusts the step for the minute input (incl. scrolling)
modeString“single”"single", "multiple", or "range"
nextArrowString>HTML for the arrow icon, used to switch months.
noCalendarBooleanfalseHides the day selection in calendar.
Use it along with enableTime to create a time picker.
onChangeFunction, [functions]nullFunction(s) to trigger on every date selection. See Events API
onCloseFunction, [functions]nullFunction(s) to trigger on every time the calendar is closed. See Events API
onOpenFunction, [functions]nullFunction(s) to trigger on every time the calendar is opened. See Events API
onReadyFunction, [functions]nullFunction to trigger when the calendar is ready. See Events API
parseDateFunctionfalseFunction that expects a date string and must return a Date object
positionString“auto”Where the calendar is rendered relative to the input.

"auto", "above" or "below"
prevArrowString<HTML for the left arrow icon.
shorthandCurrentMonthBooleanfalseShow the month using the shorthand version (ie, Sep instead of September).
showMonthsInteger1The number of months showed.
staticBooleanfalsePosition the calendar inside the wrapper and next to the input element*.
time_24hrbooleanfalseDisplays time picker in 24-hour mode without AM/PM selection when enabled.
weekNumbersBooleanfalseEnables display of week numbers in the calendar.
wrapBooleanfalseCustom elements and input groups

Please check flatpickr documentation for more details.

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