Flex Examples

The following example shows how you can set the selected date for a Flex DateChooser control by setting the selectedDate property to a Date object.

Full code after the jump.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/04/02/setting-the-selected-date-in-a-datechooser-control-in-flex/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="horizontal"
        verticalAlign="middle"
        backgroundColor="white">

    <mx:DateChooser id="dateChooser1"
            selectedDate="{new Date('2008/04/19')}"
            showToday="false" />

    <mx:DateChooser id="dateChooser2"
            initialize="dateChooser2.selectedDate = new Date('2008/04/19');"
            showToday="false" />

</mx:Application>

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