Yellow5 wrote a unobtrusive, lightweight javascript datepicker for us. It is so small that you can use it on your pda, but the functionality is just about right. There are also a few advantages to using DateChooser over other javascript datepickers according to Yellow5:
- The HTML for the calendar is standards-compliant.
- The calendar appears in the same window as the input field(s). It doesn’t annoyingly pop up in a new window.
- It has no hard-coded styles; apply your own .css file to customize DateChooser’s appearance.
- Return values are flexible, using patterns borrowed from PHP’s date() function.
- It doesn’t pollute the global namespace.
- It uses unobtrusive, warning/error-free javascript.
Requirements: Internet Explorer 5+, Firefox 1.0+, Opera 8+, Safari
Demo: http://yellow5.us/projects/datechooser
License: CC Attribution 2.0 License
When we are developing web services or web applications, we need users to input dates sometimes. We would like users input dates in a certain format so the data can be manipulate easily. If we ask users to input dates in certain format manually, it will be very clumsy. Therefore, a good date picker or calendar is needed. Users can click on the calendar icon, a calendar will pop up and let the user choose the date. The date will be input into a specific text field after choosing a certain date from the calendar.