I'm using this plugin https://bootstrap-datepicker.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
The problem i'm facing comes from using the "range" form of this plugin.
From the docs I understand there's a way to capture the "changeDate" event and do something when this happens, however, when the initial date is higher than the end date, the end date gets updated inmediately and I don't want this behaviour; what I want is the end date to be blank and to re-select the end date instead, but I have no clue how to capture and modify this.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT2: To clarify, this happens when both dates are already entered, but then, you select a start date that is higher to the end date.
EDIT: Here's the load code to show which options i'm using.
$('.input-daterange').datepicker({
format: "dd/mm/yyyy",
weekStart: 1,
language: lang,
daysOfWeekHighlighted: "0,6",
startDate: obj.initialDate,
orientation: "bottom auto",
autoclose: true,
showOnFocus: false,
maxViewMode: 'days',
keepEmptyValues: true,
templates: {
leftArrow: '<',
rightArrow: '>'
}
});
The snippet below shows the order of changeDate
event firing. If a user set started date value that is later then finished date, then the changeDate
event will be fired on finish
input firstly.
$('.input-daterange').datepicker({
format: "dd/mm/yyyy",
weekStart: 1,
language: "en",
daysOfWeekHighlighted: "0,6",
startDate: "01/01/2017",
orientation: "bottom auto",
autoclose: true,
showOnFocus: true,
maxViewMode: 'days',
keepEmptyValues: true,
templates: {
leftArrow: '<',
rightArrow: '>'
}
});
$('.input-daterange').on('changeDate', function(e){
console.log(e.target.name + ": " + $(e.target).val());
});
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-BVYiiSIFeK1dGmJRAkycuHAHRg32OmUcww7on3RYdg4Va+PmSTsz/K68vbdEjh4u" crossorigin="anonymous">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-datepicker/1.6.4/css/bootstrap-datepicker.min.css" />
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-datepicker/1.6.4/js/bootstrap-datepicker.min.js"></script>
<div class="input-group input-daterange">
<span class="input-group-addon">From</span>
<input type="text" name="start" class="form-control" value="22/05/2017">
<span class="input-group-addon">to</span>
<input type="text" name="finish" class="form-control" value="22/05/2017">
</div>
Therefore, it is neccessary to detect the reason of the firing. If the reason is not a user action then reset value of date. Also I find that preventDefault()
method does not work for this event. Thus, I used two auxiliary variables to solve your question:
var userTarget = "";
var exit = false;
$('.input-daterange').datepicker({
format: "dd/mm/yyyy",
weekStart: 1,
language: "en",
daysOfWeekHighlighted: "0,6",
startDate: "01/01/2017",
orientation: "bottom auto",
autoclose: true,
showOnFocus: true,
maxViewMode: 'days',
keepEmptyValues: true,
templates: {
leftArrow: '<',
rightArrow: '>'
}
});
$('.input-daterange').focusin(function(e) {
userTarget = e.target.name;
});
$('.input-daterange').on('changeDate', function(e) {
if (exit) return;
if (e.target.name != userTarget) {
exit = true;
$(e.target).datepicker('clearDates');
}
exit = false;
});
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-BVYiiSIFeK1dGmJRAkycuHAHRg32OmUcww7on3RYdg4Va+PmSTsz/K68vbdEjh4u" crossorigin="anonymous">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-datepicker/1.6.4/css/bootstrap-datepicker.min.css" />
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-datepicker/1.6.4/js/bootstrap-datepicker.min.js"></script>
<div class="input-group input-daterange">
<span class="input-group-addon">From</span>
<input type="text" name="start" class="form-control" value="20/05/2017">
<span class="input-group-addon">to</span>
<input type="text" name="finish" class="form-control" value="22/05/2017">
</div>