Introduction:
Welcome to our blog post on creating a custom month and day picker using Angular Material Date Picker. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of building a date picker that focuses on the month and day while excluding the year. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have a solid understanding of how to implement this functionality in your Angular applications.
Understanding the Requirement Subtitle:
Why Exclude the Year? In certain scenarios, such as event registration forms or anniversary reminders, it may be necessary to only collect or display the month and day information. By excluding the year, you can simplify the user interface and make it more intuitive for your users.
Setting Up the Project Subtitle:
Installing Angular Material and Dependencies Before we start coding, let’s make sure we have the necessary dependencies in our Angular project. We’ll need to install Angular Material and a few other dependencies to make use of the DatePicker component.
Creating the Datepicker Component Subtitle:
Generating the Component Files To get started with our month and day picker, we’ll need to create a new component in our Angular application. We’ll use the Angular CLI to generate the necessary files for our DatePicker component.
Modifying the Datepicker Template Subtitle:
Changing the Input Field and Datepicker Configuration In this section, we’ll dive into the template file of our DatePicker component. We’ll make some modifications to the input field and the DatePicker configuration to customize the behavior and appearance of our month and day picker.
Handling Date Selection Events Subtitle:
Updating the Chosen Year and Month When a user selects a date in our DatePicker, we need to capture that information and update the chosen year and month accordingly. We’ll explore the event handlers and methods required to achieve this functionality.
Customizing the Date Format Subtitle:
Formatting the Displayed Date By default, the DatePicker component displays the full date with the year included. However, we want to exclude the year and only show the month and day. In this section, we’ll learn how to customize the date format to achieve our desired output.
Disabling Year Selection Subtitle
Removing the Year Option To ensure that the year is not selectable in our month and day picker, we’ll need to disable the year option. We’ll provide the necessary CSS styles and modifications to remove the year selection from the DatePicker.
Testing the Month and Day Date Picker
Verifying the Functionality It’s essential to test our implementation and ensure that our month and day picker behaves as expected. We’ll walk through some test cases and verify that the selected date, chosen year, and month are correctly updated and displayed.
Further Customizations and Enhancements
Exploring Additional Options Once you have the basic functionality in place, you can explore further customizations and enhancements. We’ll discuss some additional options you can explore to make your month and day picker more interactive and user-friendly.
Conclusion
You have successfully created a month and day picker using Angular Material DatePicker. We’ve covered the entire process, from setting up the project to implementing the desired functionality. By following this tutorial, you can now integrate a custom DatePicker component into your Angular applications seamlessly.
