Setting the selected date in a DateChooser control in Flex

4 Responses to Setting the selected date in a DateChooser control in Flex

1. Vicki says:

   December 2, 2009 at 3:58 pm

   When using the DateField, how can I get the popup calendar to display the current date upon opening the calendar regardless of what date is in the edit field? We use a default date of ’01/01/1900′ instead of blank so when a user wants to change the ’01/01/1900′ to something valid, he clicks the calendar and the year ’1900′ is displayed. I would like the current month and year to be displayed instead of January 1900 . Thanks for your help.

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2. Peter deHaan says:

   December 2, 2009 at 4:03 pm

   @Vicki,

   How about this:

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
   <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">
    
       <mx:Script>
           <![CDATA[
               import mx.events.DropdownEvent;
    
               protected function df_openHandler(evt:DropdownEvent):void {
                   var now:Date = new Date();
                   df.displayedYear = now.fullYear;
                   df.displayedMonth = now.month;
               }
           ]]>
       </mx:Script>
    
       <mx:DateField id="df" selectedDate="{new Date(1900)}" open="df_openHandler(event);" />
    
   </mx:Application>

   Peter

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   • Vicki says:

     December 4, 2009 at 2:59 pm

     Peter,

     I was finally able to try this code today and with a little tweaking, it worked fabulously. Thank you!

     Vicki

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     • Vicki says:

       December 4, 2009 at 3:07 pm

       Actually, I spoke a little too soon. Yes it works for one field but I have multiple date fields that this needs to work for and each have their own “id”. Is there a way to make this function work for all id’s so I don’t have to create a function for each date field?