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Date Field

An enhanced alternative to a native date input.

(Not a complete list)
Date
mm
/
dd
/
yyyy

Features

  • Full keyboard navigation
  • Localization support
  • Can be controlled or uncontrolled
  • Focus is fully managed
  • Accessible by default
  • Supports both date and date-time formats

Overview

The Date Field is an enhanced alternative to the rather limited native date input. It provides a more user-friendly interface for selecting dates and times, is fully accessible, and works in all modern browsers & devices.

Before jumping into the docs for this builder, it's recommended that you understand how we work with dates & times in Melt, which you can read about here.

Anatomy

  • Field: The element which contains the date segments
  • Segment: An individual segment of the date (day, month, year, etc.)
  • Label: The label for the date field
  • Hidden Input: A hidden input element containing the value of the field
  • Validation: The container for the

Tutorial

Learn how to use the Date Field builder by starting simple and working your way up to more complex examples and use cases. The goal is to teach you the key features and concepts of the builder, so you won’t have to read through a bunch of API reference docs (Although, those are available too!)

Building a Date Field

Let's initialize a new Date Field using the createDateField function, which returns an object consisting of the stores & methods needed to construct the field.

To start off, we'll destructure the field, segment, and label, and segmentContents.

    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label },
    states: { segmentContents }
  } = createDateField()
</script>
	
    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label },
    states: { segmentContents }
  } = createDateField()
</script>

The field is responsible for containing the date segments. The label for the date field is not an actual <label> element, due to the way we interact with the field, but is still accessible to screen readers in the same way.

    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label },
    states: { segmentContents }
  } = createDateField()
</script>
 
<span use:melt={$label}>Appointment Date</span>
<div use:melt={$field}>
  <!-- ... -->
</div>
	
    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label },
    states: { segmentContents }
  } = createDateField()
</script>
 
<span {...$label} use:label>Appointment Date</span>
<div {...$field} use:field>
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Unlike the other elements, segment is a function which takes a SegmentPart as an argument, which is used to determine which segment this element represents.

While it's possible to use the segment function to render each segment individually like so:

    <span use:melt={$label}>Appointment Date</span>
<div use:melt={$field}>
  <div use:melt={$segment('day')}>
    <!-- ... -->
  </div>
  <div use:melt={$segment('month')}>
    <!-- ... -->
  </div>
  <div use:melt={$segment('year')}>
    <!-- ... -->
  </div>
  <!-- ...rest -->
</div>
	
    <span {...$label} use:label>Appointment Date</span>
<div {...$field} use:field>
  <div {...$segment('day')} use:segment>
    <!-- ... -->
  </div>
  <div {...$segment('month')} use:segment>
    <!-- ... -->
  </div>
  <div {...$segment('year')} use:segment>
    <!-- ... -->
  </div>
  <!-- ...rest -->
</div>

It's not recommended, as the formatting doesn't adapt to the locale and type of date being represented, which is one of the more powerful features this builder provides.

Instead, you can use the segmentContents state, which is an array of objects necessary to form the date. Each object has a part, which is the SegmentPart, and a value, which is the locale-aware string representation of the segment.

    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label },
    states: { segmentContents }
  } = createDateField()
</script>
 
<span use:melt={$label}>Appointment Date</span>
<div use:melt={$field}>
  {#each $segmentContents as seg, i (i)}
    <div use:melt={$segment(seg.part)}>
      {seg.value}
    </div>
  {/each}
</div>
	
    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label },
    states: { segmentContents }
  } = createDateField()
</script>
 
<span {...$label} use:label>Appointment Date</span>
<div {...$field} use:field>
  {#each $segmentContents as seg, i (i)}
    <div {...$segment(seg.part)} use:segment>
      {seg.value}
    </div>
  {/each}
</div>

To actually use the value of the field, you can either use the value state directly, or if you're using it within a form, the hiddenInput element, which is a hidden input element containing an ISO 8601 formatted string of the value.

If you plan on using the hiddenInput, you'll need to pass the name prop, which will be used as its name.

    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { segmentContents, value }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate'
  })
</script>
 
<form method="POST">
  <span use:melt={$label}>Appointment Date</span>
  <div use:melt={$field}>
    {#each $segmentContents as seg, i (i)}
      <div use:melt={$segment(seg.part)}>
        {seg.value}
      </div>
    {/each}
    <input use:melt={$hiddenInput} />
  </div>
  <p>
    You selected:
    {#if $value}
      {$value}
    {/if}
  </p>
</form>
	
    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { segmentContents, value }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate'
  })
</script>
 
<form method="POST">
  <span {...$label} use:label>Appointment Date</span>
  <div {...$field} use:field>
    {#each $segmentContents as seg, i (i)}
      <div {...$segment(seg.part)} use:segment>
        {seg.value}
      </div>
    {/each}
    <input {...$hiddenInput} use:hiddenInput />
  </div>
  <p>
    You selected:
    {#if $value}
      {$value}
    {/if}
  </p>
</form>

And that, along with some additional structure and styles, is all you need to get a fully functional Date Field!

Appointment Date
mm
/
dd
/
yyyy

You Selected:

The Power of Placeholder

In the previous example, we didn't pass any props to the createDateField function, which means it defaulted to a CalendarDate object with the current date. What if we wanted to start off with a different type of date, such as a CalendarDateTime or a ZonedDateTime, but keep the initial value empty?

That's where the placeholder props come in, which consist of the uncontrolled defaultPlaceholder prop, and the controlled placeholder prop.

In the absense of a value or defaultValue prop (which we'll cover soon), the placeholder holds all the power in determining what type of date the field represents, and how it should be rendered/formatted.

Let's convert our previous example into a Date & Time field, by passing a CalendarDateTime object as the defaultPlaceholder prop.

    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
  import { CalendarDateTime } from '@internationalized/date'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { segmentContents, value }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    defaultPlaceholder: new CalendarDateTime(2023, 10, 11, 12, 30)
  })
</script>
	
    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
  import { CalendarDateTime } from '@internationalized/date'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { segmentContents, value }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    defaultPlaceholder: new CalendarDateTime(2023, 10, 11, 12, 30)
  })
</script>
Appointment Date
mm
/
dd
/
yyyy
,
––
:
––
 
PM

You Selected:

As you can see above, by making that one change, the field now represents a date and time, and the segments have been updated to reflect that.

If your placeholder value is coming from a database or elsewhere, you can use one of the parser functions provided by @internationalized/date to convert it into a CalendarDateTime object.

    import { CalendarDateTime, parseDateTime } from '@internationalized/date'
 
// Constructor with a time
const date = new CalendarDateTime(2023, 10, 11, 12, 30)
 
// Constructor without a time (defaults to 00:00:00)
const date = new CalendarDateTime(2023, 10, 11)
 
// Parser function to convert an ISO 8601 formatted string
const date = parseDateTime('2023-10-11T12:30:00')
	
    import { CalendarDateTime, parseDateTime } from '@internationalized/date'
 
// Constructor with a time
const date = new CalendarDateTime(2023, 10, 11, 12, 30)
 
// Constructor without a time (defaults to 00:00:00)
const date = new CalendarDateTime(2023, 10, 11)
 
// Parser function to convert an ISO 8601 formatted string
const date = parseDateTime('2023-10-11T12:30:00')

We can also just as easily convert the field into a Zoned Date & Time field, by passing a ZonedDateTime object as the defaultPlaceholder prop.

    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
  import { now, getLocalTimeZone } from '@internationalized/date'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { segmentContents, value }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    defaultPlaceholder: now(getLocalTimeZone())
  })
</script>
	
    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
  import { now, getLocalTimeZone } from '@internationalized/date'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { segmentContents, value }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    defaultPlaceholder: now(getLocalTimeZone())
  })
</script>

We're using the now parser function to create a ZonedDateTime object with the current date and time, and we're getting the user's local timezone using the getLocalTimeZone function.

Appointment Date
mm
/
dd
/
yyyy
,
––
:
––
 
PM
UTC

You Selected:

Alternatively, we can hardcode the timezone to something like America/Los_Angeles by passing it as the argument to the now function.

    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
  import { now } from '@internationalized/date'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { segmentContents, value }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    defaultPlaceholder: now('America/Los_Angeles')
  })
</script>
	
    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
  import { now } from '@internationalized/date'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { segmentContents, value }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    defaultPlaceholder: now('America/Los_Angeles')
  })
</script>
Appointment Date
mm
/
dd
/
yyyy
,
––
:
––
 
PM
PST

You Selected:

How you represent and store dates with timezones will depend entirely on your use case, but there are a number of parser functions available to help you out, which you can read more about here .

Working with Values

Now that we've covered the basics of the Date Field, as well as the power of the placeholder, let's look at how we can use the defaultValue to set the value of the field.

Remember, the placeholder props are only relevant in the absense of a value or defaultValue prop, as they take precedence over the placeholder. When a value or defaultValue prop is passed, the placeholder is set to that value, and the field will represent that type of date.

We can demonstrate this by keeping the defaultPlaceholder prop as a CalendarDateTime object, and passing a CalendarDate (without time) object as the defaultValue prop. It's not recommended that you ever set them to different types, but it's useful to understand how the placeholder & value props interact.

    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
  import { CalendarDateTime, CalendarDate } from '@internationalized/date'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { segmentContents, value }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    defaultPlaceholder: new CalendarDateTime(2023, 10, 11, 12, 30),
    defaultValue: new CalendarDate(2023, 10, 11)
  })
</script>
	
    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
  import { CalendarDateTime, CalendarDate } from '@internationalized/date'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { segmentContents, value }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    defaultPlaceholder: new CalendarDateTime(2023, 10, 11, 12, 30),
    defaultValue: new CalendarDate(2023, 10, 11)
  })
</script>
Appointment Date
10
/
11
/
2023

As you can see, the field represents a CalendarDate object, and even if you clear the field, it will retain that shape.

A really useful scenario for using the defaultValue prop and the defaultPlaceholder prop in conjunction with one another is when a defaultValue may or may not be present, and you want to ensure the field always represents a certain type of date.

For example, let's say this field is for a user's birthday, which is optional, but you want to ensure that if they do enter a birthday, it's represented as a CalendarDate object. The code to accomplishing that may look something like this:

    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
  import { CalendarDate, parseDate } from '@internationalized/date'
 
  export let data
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { value, segmentContents }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'birthday',
    defaultPlaceholder: new CalendarDate(2023, 10, 11),
    defaultValue: data?.userBirthday ? parseDate(data?.userBirthday) : undefined
  })
</script>
	
    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
  import { CalendarDate, parseDate } from '@internationalized/date'
 
  export let data
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { value, segmentContents }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'birthday',
    defaultPlaceholder: new CalendarDate(2023, 10, 11),
    defaultValue: data?.userBirthday ? parseDate(data?.userBirthday) : undefined
  })
</script>

If the user has a birthday, we parse the ISO 8601 formatted string into a CalendarDate object, and if not, we pass undefined as the defaultValue prop, which will cause the field to default to the defaultPlaceholder prop, which we've set to a CalendarDate object.

The following example demonstrates how it would work in both scenarios (with and without a birthday).

Your Birthday
10
/
11
/
1992
Your Birthday
mm
/
dd
/
yyyy

Validating Dates

This is where things start to get a lot more fun! The Date Field builder provides a few ways to validate dates, which we'll cover in this section, starting with the isDateUnavailable prop.

The isDateUnavailable prop is a Matcher function, which takes a DateValue object as an argument, and returns a boolean indicating whether or not that date is unavailable.

    type Matcher = (date: DateValue) => boolean
	
    type Matcher = (date: DateValue) => boolean

If the date the user selects is unavailable, is marked as invalid, and you can do whatever you'd like with that information.

Let's say that we don't want users to ever be able to select the 1st or the 15th of any month, as those are the only two days we're not working on builder tutorials. We can setup a Matcher function to accomplish just that.

    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt, type Matcher } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
 
  const isFirstOrFifteenth: Matcher = (date) => {
    return date.day === 1 || date.day === 15
  }
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput, validation },
    states: { value, segmentContents, isInvalid }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    isDateUnavailable: isFirstOrFifteenth
  })
</script>
	
    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt, type Matcher } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
 
  const isFirstOrFifteenth: Matcher = (date) => {
    return date.day === 1 || date.day === 15
  }
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput, validation },
    states: { value, segmentContents, isInvalid }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    isDateUnavailable: isFirstOrFifteenth
  })
</script>

If you have a few different matchers you want to use, you can simply combine them like so:

    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt, type Matcher } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
 
  const isFirstOrFifteenth: Matcher = (date) => {
    return date.day === 1 || date.day === 15
  }
 
  const isWeekend: Matcher = (date) => {
    return date.dayOfWeek === 0 || date.dayOfWeek === 6
  }
 
  const isDateUnavailable: Matcher = (date) => {
    return isFirstOrFifteenth(date) || isWeekend(date)
  }
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput, validation },
    states: { value, segmentContents, isInvalid }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    isDateUnavailable
  })
</script>
	
    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt, type Matcher } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
 
  const isFirstOrFifteenth: Matcher = (date) => {
    return date.day === 1 || date.day === 15
  }
 
  const isWeekend: Matcher = (date) => {
    return date.dayOfWeek === 0 || date.dayOfWeek === 6
  }
 
  const isDateUnavailable: Matcher = (date) => {
    return isFirstOrFifteenth(date) || isWeekend(date)
  }
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput, validation },
    states: { value, segmentContents, isInvalid }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    isDateUnavailable
  })
</script>

Or if you want to get really fancy with it, you can create a helper function that takes an array of matchers which you could use throughout your app.

    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt, type Matcher } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
 
  const isFirstOrFifteenth: Matcher = (date) => {
    return date.day === 1 || date.day === 15
  }
 
  const isWeekend: Matcher = (date) => {
    return date.dayOfWeek === 0 || date.dayOfWeek === 6
  }
 
  const matchers = [isFirstOrFifteenth, isWeekend]
 
  const isDateUnavailable: (...matchers: Matcher[]) => Matcher = (...matchers) => {
    return (date) => {
      return matchers.some((matcher) => matcher(date))
    }
  }
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { value, segmentContents }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    isDateUnavailable: isDateUnavailable(matchers)
  })
</script>
	
    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt, type Matcher } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
 
  const isFirstOrFifteenth: Matcher = (date) => {
    return date.day === 1 || date.day === 15
  }
 
  const isWeekend: Matcher = (date) => {
    return date.dayOfWeek === 0 || date.dayOfWeek === 6
  }
 
  const matchers = [isFirstOrFifteenth, isWeekend]
 
  const isDateUnavailable: (...matchers: Matcher[]) => Matcher = (...matchers) => {
    return (date) => {
      return matchers.some((matcher) => matcher(date))
    }
  }
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { value, segmentContents }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    isDateUnavailable: isDateUnavailable(matchers)
  })
</script>

When a field is marked as invalid, the isInvalid store will be set to true, and a data-invalid attribute will be added to all the elements that make up the field, which you can use to style the field however you'd like.

You'll want to use the validation element to display a message to the user indicating why the date is invalid. It's automatically hidden when the field is valid, and is wired up via aria attributes to give screen readers the information they need.

    <form method="POST">
  <span use:melt={$label}>Appointment Date</span>
  <div use:melt={$field}>
    {#each $segmentContents as seg, i (i)}
      <div use:melt={$segment(seg.part)}>
        {seg.value}
      </div>
    {/each}
    <input use:melt={$hiddenInput} />
  </div>
  <small use:melt={$validation}> Date cannot be on the 1st or 15th of the month. </small>
  {#if !$isInvalid}
    <p>
      You selected:
      {#if $value}
        {$value}
      {/if}
    </p>
  {/if}
</form>
	
    <form method="POST">
  <span {...$label} use:label>Appointment Date</span>
  <div {...$field} use:field>
    {#each $segmentContents as seg, i (i)}
      <div {...$segment(seg.part)} use:segment>
        {seg.value}
      </div>
    {/each}
    <input {...$hiddenInput} use:hiddenInput />
  </div>
  <small {...$validation} use:validation> Date cannot be on the 1st or 15th of the month. </small>
  {#if !$isInvalid}
    <p>
      You selected:
      {#if $value}
        {$value}
      {/if}
    </p>
  {/if}
</form>

Here's an example to get an idea of what you might do. Attempt to enter an unavailable date, and you'll see the behavior in action.

Appointment Date
10
/
14
/
2023

The Date Field builder also accepts minValue and maxValue props to set the minimum and maximum dates a user can select.

    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
  import { CalendarDate } from '@internationalized/date'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { value, segmentContents }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    isDateUnavailable,
    minValue: new CalendarDate(2023, 10, 11),
    maxValue: new CalendarDate(2024, 10, 11)
  })
</script>
	
    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
  import { CalendarDate } from '@internationalized/date'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { value, segmentContents }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    isDateUnavailable,
    minValue: new CalendarDate(2023, 10, 11),
    maxValue: new CalendarDate(2024, 10, 11)
  })
</script>

In this example, we're limiting the selection dates to between October 11th, 2023 and October 11th, 2024.

Appointment Date
10
/
14
/
2023

Locale-aware Formatting

One of the coolest features of the Date Field builder is the ability to automatically format the segments and placeholder based on the locale.

Of course it's up to you to decide how you get your user's locale, but once you have it, it's as simple as passing it as the locale prop.

    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { value, segmentContents }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    locale: 'de'
  })
</script>
	
    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '@melt-ui/svelte'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label, hiddenInput },
    states: { value, segmentContents }
  } = createDateField({
    name: 'appointmentDate',
    locale: 'de'
  })
</script>

Here's an example showcasing a few different locales:

Appointment Date
mm
/
dd
/
yyyy
,
––
:
––
 
PM
Appointment Date
tt
.
mm
.
jjjj
,
––
:
––
Appointment Date
dd
/
mm
/
aaaa
,
––
:
––
Appointment Date
Đ´Đ´
.
ĐĽĐĽ
.
рррр
,
––
:
––

Notice that they all have the same defaultPlaceholder, yet the segments are formatted differently depending on the locale, and all it took was changing the locale prop. Pretty cool, right?

Readonly Segments

The entire Date Field builder can be set as readonly using the readonly prop. But in some situations, you may want a user to be able to edit the time but not the date, or the month but not the year.

The readonlySegments prop can be used for this.

    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '$lib'
  import { CalendarDate } from '@internationalized/date'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label },
    states: { segmentContents }
  } = createDateField({
    defaultValue: new CalendarDate(2023, 10, 11),
    readonlySegments: ['year']
  })
</script>
	
    <script lang="ts">
  import { createDateField, melt } from '$lib'
  import { CalendarDate } from '@internationalized/date'
 
  const {
    elements: { field, segment, label },
    states: { segmentContents }
  } = createDateField({
    defaultValue: new CalendarDate(2023, 10, 11),
    readonlySegments: ['year']
  })
</script>

In this example, the year segment is readonly, but the month and day segments are focusable and editable.

Appointment Date
10
/
11
/
2023

API Reference

createDateField

The builder function used to create the date field component.

Props

Prop Default Type / Description
defaultValue -
DateValue | undefined

The default value for the date field. When provided the placeholder will also assume this value.
value -
Writable<DateValue | undefined>

A writable store than can be used to control the value of the date field from outside the builder. Useful if you want to sync the value of the date field with another store used in your app.
onValueChange -
ChangeFn<DateValue | undefined>

A function called when the value of the date field changes. It receives a single argument, which is an object containing curr and next properties, whose values are the current and previous values of the value store. Whatever you return from this function will be set as the new value of the value store.
defaultPlaceholder CalendarDate
DateValue

The date that is used when the date field is empty to determine what point in time the field should start at.
placeholder -
Writable<DateValue>

A writable store that can be used to control the placeholder date from outside the builder. When this prop is provided, the defaultPlaceholder prop is ignored, and the value of this store is used instead.
onPlaceholderChange -
ChangeFn<DateValue>

A function called when the placeholder value changes. It receives a single argument, which is an object containing curr and next properties, whose values are the current and previous values of the placeholder store. Whatever you return from this function will be set as the new value of the placeholder store.
isDateUnavailable -
Matcher | undefined

A function that accepts a date and returns a boolean indicating whether the date is unavailable.
minValue -
DateValue | undefined

The minimum date that can be selected.
maxValue -
DateValue | undefined

The maximum date that can be selected.
disabled false
boolean

Whether the date field is disabled.
readonly false
boolean

Whether the date field is readonly.
readonlySegments -
EditableSegmentPart[]

The set of segments that are readonly.
hourCycle -
HourCycle

The hour cycle to use when formatting the date.
locale 'en'
string

The locale to use when formatting the date.
granularity -
'day' | 'hour' | 'minute' | 'second'

The granularity of the date field. Defaults to 'day' if a CalendarDate is provided, otherwise defaults to 'minute'. The field will render segments for each part of the date up to and including the specified granularity.
name -
string

The name of the hidden input element.
required false
boolean

Whether the hidden input is required.
ids -
DateFieldIds

Override the default ids used by the various elements within the date field.

Elements

Element Description

The element which contains the date segments

An individual segment of the date

The label for the date field

The element containing the validation message

The hidden input used to submit the value within a form

States

State Description
value

A writable store which represents the current value of the date field.
segmentValues

A writable store containing the current values of the date segments.
segmentContents

A readable store used to dynamically render the date segments.
segmentContentsObj

A readable store containing the current values of the date segments.
placeholder

A writable store which represents the placeholder value of the date field.
isInvalid

A readable store which represents whether the date field is invalid.
isDateUnavailable

A readable store which returns a function that accepts a date and returns a boolean indicating whether the date is unavailable.

Options

Option Description
defaultValue

The default value for the date field. When provided the placeholder will also assume this value.
onValueChange

A function called when the value of the date field changes. It receives a single argument, which is an object containing curr and next properties, whose values are the current and previous values of the value store. Whatever you return from this function will be set as the new value of the value store.
defaultPlaceholder

The date that is used when the date field is empty to determine what point in time the field should start at.
onPlaceholderChange

A function called when the placeholder value changes. It receives a single argument, which is an object containing curr and next properties, whose values are the current and previous values of the placeholder store. Whatever you return from this function will be set as the new value of the placeholder store.
isDateUnavailable

A function that accepts a date and returns a boolean indicating whether the date is unavailable.
minValue

The minimum date that can be selected.
maxValue

The maximum date that can be selected.
disabled

Whether the date field is disabled.
readonly

Whether the date field is readonly.
readonlySegments

The set of segments that are readonly.
hourCycle

The hour cycle to use when formatting the date.
locale

The locale to use when formatting the date.
granularity

The granularity of the date field. Defaults to 'day' if a CalendarDate is provided, otherwise defaults to 'minute'. The field will render segments for each part of the date up to and including the specified granularity.
name

The name of the hidden input element.
required

Whether the hidden input is required.
ids

Override the default ids used by the various elements within the date field.

field

The element which contains the date segments

Data Attributes

Data Attribute Value
[data-invalid]

Present when the date field is invalid.
[data-disabled]

Present when the date field is disabled.
[data-melt-datefield-field]

Present on all field elements.

segment

An individual segment of the date

Data Attributes

Data Attribute Value
[data-invalid]

Present when the field is invalid.
[data-disabled]

Present when the field is disabled.
[data-segment]

SegmentPart
[data-melt-datefield-segment]

Present on all segment elements.

Custom Events

Event Value
m-keydown (e: ) => void
m-focusout (e: ) => void
m-click (e: ) => void

label

The label for the date field

Data Attributes

Data Attribute Value
[data-invalid]

Present when the field is invalid.
[data-melt-datefield-label]

Present on all label elements.

validation

The element containing the validation message

Data Attributes

Data Attribute Value
[data-invalid]

Present when the field is invalid.
[data-melt-datefield-validation]

Present on all validation elements.

hiddenInput

The hidden input for the date field

Data Attributes

Data Attribute Value
[data-melt-datefield-hiddenInput]

Present on all hiddenInput elements.

Custom Events

Event Value
m-click (e: ) => void
m-keydown (e: ) => void