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A Simple Code Snippet for Adding a Date Picker to Your HTML Forms

Adding a date picker to an HTML form can make it easy for users to input dates accurately and consistently. In this short blog, we'll show you how to create a date picker in HTML using a simple code snippet.



Demo:


Requirements:

Before we begin, make sure that you have:

  1. A text editor, such as Visual Studio Code or Sublime Text, installed on your computer.
  2. Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  3. A web browser, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, to test your code.


HTML Code:

First, let's take a look at the HTML code. We have a simple form with a header that reads "CodeLSC - Javascript calendar". We then have a div with an ID of "display" that will show the selected date. Finally, we have an input field with a type of "date" and an ID of "dateInput". This is the field where the user will select a date from the calendar picker.

<div id="main">

  <h3>CodeLSC - Javascript calendar</h3>

  <div id="display">Selected date:</div>

  <input type="date" id="dateInput" />

</div>

 

JavaScript Code:

Next, we need to add some JavaScript to our code. We start by selecting the dateInput field using its ID and then adding an event listener to it. We use the change event so that our code will run every time the user selects a new date.

const dateInput = document.getElementById('dateInput');

dateInput.addEventListener('change', (event) => {

  const selectedDate = event.target.value;

  document.getElementById(

    'display'

  ).innerHTML = `Selected date: ${selectedDate}`;

});

Inside our event listener function, we use the event parameter to get the value of the dateInput field, which represents the selected date. We then use document.getElementById to select the display div and set its innerHTML property to display the selected date.


Conclusion:

That's it! With just a few lines of code, we have created a simple date picker in HTML that displays the selected date to the user. You can modify this code to suit your needs and style the HTML and CSS as per your requirements. Make sure to test your code in a web browser to ensure that it works as expected.


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