KendoReact Date Inputs Overview
The KendoReact Date Inputs is a collection of customizable, responsive, and interactive UI components that let the user pick dates and times when filling in data or scheduling appointments. Based on the chosen component, end users can type the date and time directly, set it with the arrow buttons from the keyboard, or select it from beautifully rendered popups.
Use React Date Inputs for FreeYou can use the free components from the React Date Inputs package in production—no sign-up or license required. Date Inputs are part of KendoReact, an enterprise-grade UI library with 120+ free and premium components. To test-drive premium components, start a 30-day trial.What are the KendoReact Date Inputs?
The KendoReact Date Inputs are native KendoReact components built specifically for the React ecosystem and distributed via npm.
Package Contents
The package includes a rich selection of fully configurable button types that help you create stylish and practical applications.
Free React Date Inputs
The following components are available for use without a commercial license.
Advanced React Date Inputs
The following components require a commercial license.
Key Features
The KendoReact Date Inputs provide the following key features. Note that this is not an exhaustive list.
- Highly customizable and easy to style appearance
- Built-in appearance options to adjust the size, fill, and form your date inputs
- Built-in themes
- Theme customization
- Self-created themes
- Unstyled mode
- Built-in disabled mode and read-only mode via the
disabledandreadOnlyproperties - Native implementation for form validation
- Predefined and custom date and time formats
- Customization options for the inputs and popups of all Date Inputs components
- Globalization
- Out-of-the-box accessibility and keyboard navigation
How Do the KendoReact Date Inputs Work?
The KendoReact Date Inputs provide both free React date inputs and advanced date inputs which require a commercial license key or an active trial license key. If you need to develop apps using the advanced React date inputs or other advanced KendoReact components and features, follow the instructions on the My License page to activate your license.
The KendoReact Date Inputs are built natively for React, with no dependencies. They leverage key React concepts such as components-based architecture, props and state management, conditional rendering, and event handling.
You have complete control over your React date inputs and you can extend or override their default behaviors and appearance via props and event handlers.
React Date Inputs with Other KendoReact Components
You can combine multiple KendoReact components with the React date inputs in the same application:
- Add date inputs to your Forms.
- Show Notifications when end users select or enter a date.
- Include date and time selections in your Grid.
The Date Inputs package is a dependency for multiple other KendoReact components.
React Date Inputs with Other Telerik Components
Based on the frameworks and technologies used in your project, you can combine UI components from different Telerik and Progress suites.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are the KendoReact Date Inputs Free to Use
The KendoReact Date Inputs provide both free React date inputs and advanced date inputs which require a commercial license key or an active trial license key.
You can start using the free components without any license or registration with Progress or Telerik.
How to Create Date Inputs in React
To create a date input in React, you need to install the KendoReact Date Inputs package and then import the respective date input components in your application. After that, you can use the various available date inputs in your React application. For more information, refer to the Getting Started with the KendoReact Date Inputs article.
How to Upgrade to the Advanced Date Inputs
If you want to use any of the advanced React date inputs, UI components, or component features, you need a valid commercial license or an active trial license. A free trial is available, if you want to try out the advanced features before purchase.
What are the Available Support Options
For any questions about the use of KendoReact Date Inputs, or any other KendoReact components, there are several support options available:
- The KendoReact forums are part of the free support you can get from the community and from the KendoReact team on all kinds of general issues.
- KendoReact Feedback Portal and KendoReact Roadmap provide information on the features in discussion and also those planned for release.
- KendoReact uses GitHub Issues as its bug tracker, and you can submit any related reports there. Also, check out the closed list.
KendoReact license holders and anyone in an active trial can also take advantage of the outstanding KendoReact customer support delivered by the developers who built the library. To submit a support ticket, use the Telerik support system.
Need something unique that is tailor-made for your project? Progress offers its Progress Services group that can work with you to create any customized solution that you might need.