Welcome to the Date Field package! 📅

pub package

This package provides two widgets, DateTimeField and DateTimeFormField, which allow users to pick a date and/or time from an input field. You can customize the appearance of the widgets using the decoration argument, and specify whether to ask for a date, a time, or both using the mode parameter. You can further customize the picker by configuring dialog properties.

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Getting Started 🚀

  1. Add date_field package to your dependencies in pubspec.yaml.

    dependencies:
      ...
      date_field: ^5.2.0
    
  2. Run flutter pub get to install the package.

  3. Initialize your systems locale. If not, users might see AM/PM even when they configured their system to use 24h format. Add the following code to your main function:

    import 'package:intl/intl_standalone.dart' if (dart.library.html) 'package:intl/intl_browser.dart';
    
    Future<void> main() async {
      WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
      await findSystemLocale();
      runApp(const MyApp());
    }
    
  4. Import the package in your Dart code.

    import 'package:date_field/date_field.dart';
    
  5. Use the Widget. Example:

    DateTimeFormField(
      decoration: const InputDecoration(
        labelText: 'Enter Date',
      ),
      firstDate: DateTime.now().add(const Duration(days: 10)),
      lastDate: DateTime.now().add(const Duration(days: 40)),
      initialPickerDateTime: DateTime.now().add(const Duration(days: 20)),
      onChanged: (DateTime? value) {
        selectedDate = value;
      },
    ),
    
  6. To display the adaptive dialog without the field widget, you can directly use the showAdaptiveDateTimePicker.

     final DateTime? result = await showAdaptiveDateTimePicker(
       context: context,
       mode: DateTimeFieldPickerMode.dateAndTime,
     );
    

Note that you can also use the showMaterialDateTimePicker and showCupertinoDateTimePicker functions to show the Material and Cupertino pickers directly.

Features 🎨

  • DateTimeField: A widget that allows users to pick a date and/or time from an input field.
  • DateTimeFormField: A FormField that contains a DateTimeField.
  • showAdaptiveDateTimePicker: A function that shows a date and/or time picker dialog based on the platform, with the ability to customize the dialog properties.
  • showCupertinoDateTimePicker: A function that shows a Cupertino date and/or time picker dialog.
  • showMaterialDateTimePicker: A function that shows a Material date picker dialog.

Migration to 4.0.0 🚀

Version 4.0.0 contains breaking changes. Use dart fix to migrate to the latest version.

Known Issues 🐛

  • The pickers and formatted DateTimes adjust only on iOS and Android to the Device Systems Region. On all other platforms, the pickers adjust to the locale. See 32006

License 📜

This package is released under the MIT license.

Contributing 🤝

Contributions to this package are welcome! If you find a bug or have a feature request, please create an issue on the GitHub repository. If you'd like to contribute code, please create a pull request with your changes.

Before submitting a pull request, please make sure to run the tests and ensure they all pass. Additionally, please follow the existing coding style and make sure your code is well-documented.

Thank you for your contributions!

Libraries

date_field