DataTables Editor - date inputs example

Working with different field input types is a mainstay of Editor, and date inputs are no exception. Date fields are traditionally fairly complex due to the number of formatting variations, however, Editor makes editing date fields trivial through easy formatting options. The date input field type that is built in to Editor uses jQuery UI's date picker (so if you want to use it, you need to include jQuery UI in your Javascript), which presents an easy to use date panel.

This example shows two date columns, each of which is formatted in a different way. The formatting is specified by the dateFormat option for the field, which is defined by jQuery's formatDate method. On the server, the MySQL date stamp is created in the required format using get and set formatters, and a suitable validator to ensure the date submitted is in the expected format.

First name Last name Updated date Registered date

Initialisation code

The Javascript below is what is used on this page for the example shown.


				

				

					
Table HTML

					
The HTML shown below shows the TABLE that is used in this example.

					
					
					

				

				

					
Server-side PHP

					
The code below is that HTML that is used to drive the server-side section of this exampe.

					
					

				

				

					
Included media files:

					
The HTML shown below includes the Javascript and CSS files that are required for the Editor operation on this page. You can use this as a template for your own pages, but if you move the files you might need to update the paths.


					

				

				

					
Communication of Editor between the client and server:

					
Editor submits and retrieves information by Ajax requests. The two blocks below show the data that Editor submits and receives, to and from the server. This is updated live as you interact with Editor so you can see what is submitted.


					

						
Submitted data:

						
The following shows the data that has been submitted to the server when a request is made to add, edit or delete data from the table.

						
// No data yet submitted

					

					

						
Server response:

						
The following shows the data that has been returned by the server in response to the data submitted on the left and is then acted upon.

						
// No data yet received

					

					

				

				

					
Data for DataTables from server:

					
DataTables can request information to display from the server when the page first loads. The block below shows the response from the server.


					

				

			



			
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