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Version: 6.0 (Upcoming)

Date Form Field

<input> elements of type="date" create input fields that let the user enter a date. The appearance of the date picker input UI varies based on the browser and operating system. The value is normalized to the format yyyy-mm-dd.

The resulting value includes the year, month, and day, but not the time. The time and datetime-local input types support time and date+time input.

Fields​

  • type must be date.
  • name any name to distinguish this field from all others.
  • label the translatable label displayed for data entry.
  • description the translatable description displayed for data entry.

Example XML parameter definition​

<field 
    type="date"
    name="dob"
    label="COM_EXAMPLE_DATE_OF_BIRTH_LABEL"
    description="COM_EXAMPLE_DATE_OF_BIRTH_DESC"
/>

Screenshot​

Example form containing a date field