Date picker element

An element which lets users easily select a date from a calendar style UI.

datepicker_element(id, placeholder = NULL, initial_date = NULL, confirm = NULL)

Arguments

id

character, an identifier for the action triggered when a menu option is selected.
placeholder

character, placeholder text shown on the datepicker. Default: NULL
initial_date

Date, The initial date that is selected when the element is loaded. This should be in the strftime format '%Y-%m-%d'. Default: NULL
confirm

block_confirm, defines an optional confirmation dialog after the button is clicked. Default: NULL

Value

block element class

Details

  • Works with block types: Section, Actions, Input

See also

parse_date

Other elements: button_element(), checkbox_element(), image_element(), overflow_menu(), plaintext_element(), radiobuttons_element(), select_menu(), select_type_menu()

Examples

datepicker_element(id = 'datepicker123',initial_date = "1990-04-28",
placeholder = 'Select a date')
#> {
#>   "type": "datepicker",
#>   "placeholder": {
#>     "type": "plain_text",
#>     "text": "Select a date"
#>   },
#>   "action_id": "datepicker123",
#>   "initial_date": "1990-04-28"
#> }