Element: Date

This element allows the user to display or pick a date. Use the property inspector in the playground to configure your time picker and use the date/time actions to show and hide them.

Sample Date element

Events

Date elements have a mouseUp event that can be configured using low-code.

Properties

Size Section

This section is used to configure the date size and position.

Property Description
top The value in pixels representing how far the element is from the top of the window.
left The value in pixels representing how distant element is from the left side of the window.
width The value in pixels representing the distance between the left side of the element and its right side.
height The value in pixels representing the distance between the bottom side of the element and its top side.

Geometry Section

Use the properties in this section to configure the responsive design behaviors for the element.

Property Description
lockAspectRatio Locks the aspect ratio of the element.
responsiveX how the element resizes responding to screen changes in the X axis.
responsiveY how the element resizes responding to screen changes in the Y axis.

Text Section

The properties in this section are used together with those in the appearance section to configure how the element is displayed on the screen. This section deals with the properties related to text used by the date.

Property Description
textFace The font used in the element’s text.
textSize The text size used in the element’s text.
textAlign The text alignment used for the element’s text. It can be aligned to the left, right, or center.

Appearance Section

This section is used to configure how the date looks.

Property Description
colorActive Label Color
currentActiveVar Current Day Color
colorBack Day Bg Color
colorBackVar Label Bg Color
borderColor the color used for the border of the element.
colorEmpty Blank Color
colorFore Top Label Color
colorForeVar Day Color
colorHilite Highlight Color
colorWidgetBack Bg Color
borderRoundRadius Border Round Radius
borderWidth Border Size

Element Section

This section is contains properties that are specific to elements of type date.

Property Description
name The name of the element. Displayed in the project browser.
textSize The text size used in the element’s text.
dateFormats Date Formats
hidePicker Hide Picker
lowCode ActionScript that controls the behavior of the element.

This chapter was last updated on Mon 7 Oct 2024 17:28:24 BST