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A widget in the form of a field that lets people choose a date, a time or both.
Welcome to the Date Field 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.
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Getting Started 🚀 #
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Add date_field package to your dependencies in pubspec.yaml.
dependencies: ... date_field: ^4.0.0
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Run
flutter pub get
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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()); }
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Import the package in your Dart code.
import 'package:date_field/date_field.dart';
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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; }, ),
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!