angular date picker

Angular Date Picker#

When it comes to building web applications, date pickers are a common feature that we need to implement. Luckily, with Angular, we have access to a number of date picker libraries that we can use to make our lives easier.

ng-bootstrap#

ng-bootstrap is a library that provides Bootstrap components built with Angular. It includes a date picker component that we can use in our applications. To use it, we need to install the library:

npm install --save @ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap

Once installed, we need to import the required module and component:

import { NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';

// ...

@NgModule({
  imports: [NgbModule],
  // ...
})

Now, we can use the date picker component in our template:

<ngb-datepicker [(ngModel)]="date"></ngb-datepicker>

The ngModel directive is used to bind the selected date to a variable in our component, like this:

export class MyComponent {
  date = new Date();
}

Angular Material#

Angular Material is a UI component library for Angular that provides a date picker component. To use it, we need to install the library:

npm install --save @angular/material @angular/cdk @angular/animations

We also need to import the required modules and components:

import { MatDatepickerModule } from '@angular/material/datepicker';
import { MatNativeDateModule } from '@angular/material/core';

// ...

@NgModule({
  imports: [
    MatDatepickerModule,
    MatNativeDateModule,
    // ...
  ],
  // ...
})

Now, we can use the date picker component in our template:

<mat-form-field>
  <input matInput [matDatepicker]="picker" [(ngModel)]="date">
  <mat-datepicker-toggle matSuffix [for]="picker"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
  <mat-datepicker #picker></mat-datepicker>
</mat-form-field>

The ngModel directive is used to bind the selected date to a variable in our component, like this:

export class MyComponent {
  date = new Date();
}

Conclusion#

There are many other date picker libraries available for Angular, but ng-bootstrap and Angular Material are two popular options that provide easy-to-use and customizable components. With these libraries, we can easily add date picker functionality to our applications and improve our users' experience.