Kendo UI for jQuery DatePicker Overview

The jQuery DatePicker control enables you to select a date from a calendar or through a direct input.

The current example shows how users can effortessly edit and select dates in the control.

This DatePicker example is part of a unique collection of hundreds of jQuery demos, with which you can see all Kendo UI for jQuery components and their features in action. View the source code of the demos from the library or directly adapt, and edit them and their theme appearance in Kendo UI for jQuery Dojo or ThemeBuilder.

• Disabled dates—Allows you to disable specific days which are not intended to be selected by the end user such as weekends and national holidays.
• Week number column—Provides options for rendering a column which displays the number of the weeks within the current Month view.
• Selected dates—Allows you to render a pre-selected date and also define the minimum and maximum dates it displays.
• Start view and selection depth—Enables you to set the initial view it renders and define the navigation depth of the views.
• Input value validation—Allows you to enable validation by using the Kendo UI for jQuery Validator.
• Calendar types—The calendar types the DatePicker can work with.
• Component types—The DatePicker provides the classic and modern component types.