React Native Date Picker
In post Working with Date Picker in React Native, we will see how to make a Date Picker using DatePicker Component from react-native-datepicker
library. This post will give you a basic idea about the Date Picker and how to make a Date Picker for your React Native app which can be used on Android and IOS both.
DatePicker Component from
react-native-datepicker
is a single React Native Date Picker component for both Android and IOS, using DatePickerAndroid, TimePickerAndroid, and DatePickerIOS.
In this example, we will make a simple date picker with the default date passed by us and the user can choose any date by clicking on it. So let’s get started.
To Make a React Native App
Getting started with React Native will help you to know more about the way you can make a React Native project. We are going to use react native command line interface to make our React Native App.
If you have previously installed a global react-native-cli package, please remove it as it may cause unexpected issues:
npm uninstall -g react-native-cli @react-native-community/cli
Run the following commands to create a new React Native project
npx react-native init ProjectName
If you want to start a new project with a specific React Native version, you can use the --version argument:
npx react-native init ProjectName --version X.XX.X
Note If the above command is failing, you may have old version of react-native
or react-native-cli
installed globally on your pc. Try uninstalling the cli and run the cli using npx.
This will make a project structure with an index file named App.js in your project directory.
Installation of Dependency
To use DatePicker
you need to install react-native-datepicker
package.
To install this open the terminal and jump into your project using
cd ProjectName
Run the following command
npm install react-native-datepicker --save
This command will copy all the dependencies into your node_module directory. –save is optional, It updates the react-native-datepicker dependency in your package.json file.
Code for React Native Date Picker
Now Open App.js in any code editor and replace the code with the following code
App.js
// React Native Date Picker – To Pick the Date using Native Calendar
// https://aboutreact.com/react-native-datepicker/
// import React in our code
import React, {useState} from 'react';
// import all the components we are going to use
import {
SafeAreaView,
StyleSheet,
Text,
View
} from 'react-native';
//import DatePicker from the package we installed
import DatePicker from 'react-native-datepicker';
const App = () => {
const [date, setDate] = useState('09-10-2020');
return (
<SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
<View style={styles.container}>
<Text style={styles.title}>
React Native Date Picker –
To Pick the Date using Native Calendar
</Text>
<DatePicker
style={styles.datePickerStyle}
date={date} // Initial date from state
mode="date" // The enum of date, datetime and time
placeholder="select date"
format="DD-MM-YYYY"
minDate="01-01-2016"
maxDate="01-01-2019"
confirmBtnText="Confirm"
cancelBtnText="Cancel"
customStyles={{
dateIcon: {
//display: 'none',
position: 'absolute',
left: 0,
top: 4,
marginLeft: 0,
},
dateInput: {
marginLeft: 36,
},
}}
onDateChange={(date) => {
setDate(date);
}}
/>
</View>
</SafeAreaView>
);
};
export default App;
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
container: {
flex: 1,
padding: 10,
justifyContent: 'center',
alignItems: 'center',
},
title: {
textAlign: 'center',
fontSize: 20,
fontWeight: 'bold',
padding: 20,
},
datePickerStyle: {
width: 200,
marginTop: 20,
},
});
To Run the React Native App
Open the terminal again and jump into your project using.
cd ProjectName
1. Start Metro Bundler
First, you will need to start Metro, the JavaScript bundler that ships with React Native. To start Metro bundler run following command
npx react-native start
Once you start Metro Bundler it will run forever on your terminal until you close it. Let Metro Bundler run in its own terminal. Open a new terminal and run the application.
2. Start React Native Application
To run the project on an Android Virtual Device or on real debugging device
npx react-native run-android
or on the iOS Simulator by running (macOS only)
npx react-native run-ios
Output Screenshots
Android
IOS
Output in Online Emulator
That was the React Native DatePicker. If you have any doubts or you want to share something about the topic you can comment below or contact us here. There will be more posts coming soon. Stay tuned!
Hope you liked it. 🙂
Thank you for this tutorial.
how can I modify data picker border colour?
Hello Akash,
Use borderColor:’black’, borderWidth: 1 in the style of the date picker.
Example:
<DatePicker style={{ width: 200, borderColor:’black’, borderWidth: 1 }} …….. />
Hello, Can you change the scroll value to this order: day/month/year not month/day/year
Hi Kirke,
This library opens the native date picker of the device and these are the same for React native as well.
Hello , how can i remove the borders and date icon.
Please use the custom customStyles to do that. Here is the code.
hello, how can I customize arrows, a header of the date picker and all other elements?
This library opens the native date picker components so no way to customize the arrow and all.
Hi,
I am having a problem with minDate and maxDate.
It skips(doesn’t display)all the dates between the minDate and maxDate and displays dates that are outside the set.
Do you know how to fix this issue?
Thanks
Hi, maybe you are using iOS 13 in dark mode. change mode to light.
I would like to display the react-native-datepicker in android same as IOS , how can I do that ?
This component will call the native date picker so it is not possible with this component. You have to find anything else or have to make your own.
How can i change the background colour of calendar.
Hello Ansh,
This library executes the native calendar of the device and takes the value back using bridge. This does not provide calendar customization. If you want you can change the style of calendar input but not the calendar.
The react native datepicker hides the field if it is at bottom and the modal for selection of date is open. Only after the modal is closed, the datepicker is visible. Is there any way to scroll it above the modal when its open so that the field is always visible?
Can you please share some more details on aboutreact11@gmail.com? Not clear with the requirement.
Hello, how can i change language for date?
I tried but not sure If we can do that or not. I have changed the language of my device and it changes the language of the date picker but unable to find a way to change the language without that.
how to hide the calendar icon
You can play around with customStyles prop for that
Ex.
How to get a full date while choosing the date?
What do you mean by full date?
If you want to get the day or anything related to that then you can use moment.js
How can i use this datepicker in formik ?
Yes, I guess. You can see this for the idea.
please how can i change the red color of the icon into another color
How to enable only for month and year picker? without date