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Class YAHOO.widget.Calendar

Known Subclasses:
YAHOO.widget.Calendar_Core
Calendar is the base class for the Calendar widget. In its most basic implementation, it has the ability to render a calendar widget on the page that can be manipulated to select a single date, move back and forth between months and years.

To construct the placeholder for the calendar widget, the code is as follows:

<div id="calContainer"></div>

NOTE: As of 2.4.0, the constructor's ID argument is optional. The Calendar can be constructed by simply providing a container ID string, or a reference to a container DIV HTMLElement (the element needs to exist in the document). E.g.:

var c = new YAHOO.widget.Calendar("calContainer", configOptions); or: var containerDiv = YAHOO.util.Dom.get("calContainer"); var c = new YAHOO.widget.Calendar(containerDiv, configOptions);

If not provided, the ID will be generated from the container DIV ID by adding an "_t" suffix. For example if an ID is not provided, and the container's ID is "calContainer", the Calendar's ID will be set to "calContainer_t".

Constructor

YAHOO.widget.Calendar ( id , container , config )
Parameters:
id <String> optional The id of the table element that will represent the Calendar widget. As of 2.4.0, this argument is optional.
container <String | HTMLElement> The id of the container div element that will wrap the Calendar table, or a reference to a DIV element which exists in the document.
config <Object> optional The configuration object containing the initial configuration values for the Calendar.

Properties

_renderStack - private Array

A copy of the initial render functions created before rendering.

_selectedDates - private Array

The private list of initially selected dates.

browser - String

Returns a string representing the current browser.
Deprecated: As of 2.3.0, environment information is available in YAHOO.env.ua

cellDates - Array[](Number[])

The collection of calendar cell dates that is parallel to the cells collection. The array contains dates field arrays in the format of [YYYY, M, D].

cells - HTMLTableCellElement[]

The collection of calendar table cells

cfg - YAHOO.util.Config

The Config object used to hold the configuration variables for the Calendar

Config - private Object

The configuration object used to set up the calendars various locale and style options.
Deprecated: Configuration properties should be set by calling Calendar.cfg.setProperty.

containerId - String

The unique id associated with the Calendar's container

domEventMap - Object

A map of DOM event handlers to attach to cells associated with specific CSS class names

id - String

The id that uniquely identifies this Calendar.

index - Number

The index of this item in the parent group

Locale - Object

The local object which contains the Calendar's locale settings

oDomContainer - HTMLElement

The DOM element reference that points to this calendar's container element. The calendar will be inserted into this element when the shell is rendered.

oNavigator - CalendarNavigator

A reference to the CalendarNavigator instance created for this Calendar. Will be null if the "navigator" configuration property has not been set

Options - Object

The local object which contains the Calendar's options

parent - CalendarGroup

The parent CalendarGroup, only to be set explicitly by the parent group

renderStack - Array[]

The list of render functions, along with required parameters, used to render cells.

Style.CSS_BODY - object


Style.CSS_CELL - object


Style.CSS_CLOSE - object


Style.CSS_FOOTER - object


Style.CSS_HEADER - object


Style.CSS_NAV - object


Style.CSS_SINGLE - object


today - Date

A Date object representing today's date.

YAHOO.widget.Calendar._DEFAULT_CONFIG - private static final Object

The set of default Config property keys and values for the Calendar

YAHOO.widget.Calendar._EVENT_TYPES - private static final Object

The set of Custom Event types supported by the Calendar

YAHOO.widget.Calendar._STYLES - private static final Object

The set of default style constants for the Calendar

YAHOO.widget.Calendar.DATE - static final String

Type constant used for renderers to represent an individual date (M/D/Y)

YAHOO.widget.Calendar.DISPLAY_DAYS - static final Number

Constant that represents the total number of date cells that are displayed in a given month

YAHOO.widget.Calendar.IMG_ROOT - static String

The path to be used for images loaded for the Calendar
Deprecated: You can now customize images by overriding the calclose, calnavleft and calnavright default CSS classes for the close icon, left arrow and right arrow respectively

YAHOO.widget.Calendar.LONG - static final String

Constant used to represent long date field string formats (e.g. Monday or February)

YAHOO.widget.Calendar.MEDIUM - static final String

Constant used to represent medium date field string formats (e.g. Mon)

YAHOO.widget.Calendar.MONTH - static final String

Type constant used for renderers to represent a month across any year

YAHOO.widget.Calendar.MONTH_DAY - static final String

Type constant used for renderers to represent an individual date across any year (M/D)

YAHOO.widget.Calendar.ONE_CHAR - static final String

Constant used to represent single character date field string formats (e.g. M, T, W)

YAHOO.widget.Calendar.RANGE - static final String

Type constant used for renderers to represent a range of individual dates (M/D/Y-M/D/Y)

YAHOO.widget.Calendar.SHORT - static final String

Constant used to represent short date field string formats (e.g. Tu or Feb)

YAHOO.widget.Calendar.STOP_RENDER - static final String

Constant used for halting the execution of the remainder of the render stack

YAHOO.widget.Calendar.WEEKDAY - static final String

Type constant used for renderers to represent a weekday

Methods

_addRenderer

private void _addRenderer ( type , aDates , fnRender )
The private method used for adding cell renderers to the local render stack. This method is called by other methods that set the renderer type prior to the method call.
Parameters:
type <String> The type string that indicates the type of date renderer being added. Values are YAHOO.widget.Calendar.DATE, YAHOO.widget.Calendar.MONTH_DAY, YAHOO.widget.Calendar.WEEKDAY, YAHOO.widget.Calendar.RANGE, YAHOO.widget.Calendar.MONTH
aDates <Array> An array of dates used to construct the renderer. The format varies based on the renderer type
fnRender <Function> The function executed to render cells that match the render rules for this renderer.
Returns: void

_fieldArraysAreEqual

private Boolean _fieldArraysAreEqual ( array1 , array2 )
Converts a date field array [yyyy,mm,dd] to a JavaScript Date object.
Parameters:
array1 <Number[]> The first date field array to compare
array2 <Number[]> The first date field array to compare
Returns: Boolean
The boolean that represents the equality of the two arrays

_indexOfSelectedFieldArray

private Number _indexOfSelectedFieldArray ( find )
Gets the index of a date field array [yyyy,mm,dd] in the current list of selected dates.
Parameters:
find <Number[]> The date field array to search for
Returns: Number
The index of the date field array within the collection of selected dates. -1 will be returned if the date is not found.

_parseArgs

protected Object _parseArgs ( Function )
Protected helper used to parse Calendar constructor/init arguments. As of 2.4.0, Calendar supports a simpler constructor signature. This method reconciles arguments received in the pre 2.4.0 and 2.4.0 formats.
Parameters:
Function <Array> "arguments" array
Returns: Object
Object with id, container, config properties containing the reconciled argument values.

_parseDate

private void _parseDate ( sDate )
Converts a date string to a date field array
Parameters:
sDate <String> Date string. Valid formats are mm/dd and mm/dd/yyyy.
Returns: void
A date field array representing the string passed to the method

_parseDates

private void _parseDates ( sDates )
Converts a multi or single-date string to an array of date field arrays
Parameters:
sDates <String> Date string with one or more comma-delimited dates. Valid formats are mm/dd, mm/dd/yyyy, mm/dd/yyyy-mm/dd/yyyy
Returns: void
An array of date field arrays

_parsePageDate

private Date _parsePageDate ( date )
Parses a pagedate configuration property value. The value can either be specified as a string of form "mm/yyyy" or a Date object and is parsed into a Date object normalized to the first day of the month. If no value is passed in, the month and year from today's date are used to create the Date object
Parameters:
date <Date|String> Pagedate value which needs to be parsed
Returns: Date
The Date object representing the pagedate

_parseRange

private void _parseRange ( startDate , endDate )
Converts a date range to the full list of included dates
Parameters:
startDate <Number[]> Date field array representing the first date in the range
endDate <Number[]> Date field array representing the last date in the range
Returns: void
An array of date field arrays

_toDate

private Date _toDate ( dateFieldArray )
Converts a date field array [yyyy,mm,dd] to a JavaScript Date object.
Parameters:
dateFieldArray <Number[]> The date field array to convert to a JavaScript Date.
Returns: Date
JavaScript Date object representing the date field array
Deprecated Made public, toDate

_toFieldArray

private Array[](Number[]) _toFieldArray ( date )
Converts a date (either a JavaScript Date object, or a date string) to the internal data structure used to represent dates: [[yyyy,mm,dd],[yyyy,mm,dd]].
Parameters:
date <String/Date/Date[]> The date string of dates to deselect in the current calendar. Valid formats are individual date(s) (12/24/2005,12/26/2005) or date range(s) (12/24/2005-1/1/2006). Multiple comma-delimited dates can also be passed to this method (12/24/2005,12/11/2005-12/13/2005). This method can also take a JavaScript Date object or an array of Date objects.
Returns: Array[](Number[])
Array of date field arrays

addMonthRenderer

void addMonthRenderer ( month , fnRender )
Adds a month to the render stack. The function reference passed to this method will be executed when a date cell matches the month passed to this method.
Parameters:
month <Number> The month (1-12) to associate with this renderer
fnRender <Function> The function executed to render cells that match the render rules for this renderer.
Returns: void

addMonths

void addMonths ( count )
Adds the designated number of months to the current calendar month, and sets the current calendar page date to the new month.
Parameters:
count <Number> The number of months to add to the current calendar
Returns: void

addRenderer

void addRenderer ( sDates , fnRender )
Adds a renderer to the render stack. The function reference passed to this method will be executed when a date cell matches the conditions specified in the date string for this renderer.
Parameters:
sDates <String> A date string to associate with the specified renderer. Valid formats include date (12/24/2005), month/day (12/24), and range (12/1/2004-1/1/2005)
fnRender <Function> The function executed to render cells that match the render rules for this renderer.
Returns: void

addWeekdayRenderer

void addWeekdayRenderer ( weekday , fnRender )
Adds a weekday to the render stack. The function reference passed to this method will be executed when a date cell matches the weekday passed to this method.
Parameters:
weekday <Number> The weekday (Sunday = 1, Monday = 2 ... Saturday = 7) to associate with this renderer
fnRender <Function> The function executed to render cells that match the render rules for this renderer.
Returns: void

addYears

void addYears ( count )
Adds the designated number of years to the current calendar, and sets the current calendar page date to the new month.
Parameters:
count <Number> The number of years to add to the current calendar
Returns: void

applyListeners

void applyListeners ( )
Applies the Calendar's DOM listeners to applicable elements.
Returns: void

buildDayLabel

String buildDayLabel ( workingDate )
Builds the date digit that will be displayed in calendar cells
Parameters:
workingDate <Date> The current working date
Returns: String
The formatted day label

buildMonthLabel

String buildMonthLabel ( )
Builds the date label that will be displayed in the calendar header or footer, depending on configuration.
Returns: String
The formatted calendar month label

buildWeekdays

Array buildWeekdays ( html )
Renders the Calendar's weekday headers.
Parameters:
html <Array> The current working HTML array
Returns: Array
The current working HTML array

clear

void clear ( )
Clears the selected dates in the current calendar widget and sets the calendar to the current month and year.
Returns: void

clearAllBodyCellStyles

void clearAllBodyCellStyles ( style )
Removes all styles from all body cells in the current calendar table.
Parameters:
style <style> The CSS class name to remove from all calendar body cells
Returns: void

clearElement

void clearElement ( cell )
Clears the inner HTML, CSS class and style information from the specified cell.
Parameters:
cell <HTMLTableCellElement> The cell to clear
Returns: void

configClose

void configClose ( )
Default handler for the "close" property
Returns: void

configIframe

void configIframe ( )
Default Config listener for the iframe property. If the iframe config property is set to true, renders the built-in IFRAME shim if the container is relatively or absolutely positioned.
Returns: void

configLocale

void configLocale ( )
The default handler for all configuration locale properties
Returns: void

configLocaleValues

void configLocaleValues ( )
The default handler for all configuration locale field length properties
Returns: void

configMaxDate

void configMaxDate ( )
The default handler for the "maxdate" property
Returns: void

configMinDate

void configMinDate ( )
The default handler for the "mindate" property
Returns: void

configNavigator

void configNavigator ( )
The default handler for the "navigator" property
Returns: void

configOptions

void configOptions ( )
The default handler for all configuration options properties
Returns: void

configPageDate

void configPageDate ( )
The default handler for the "pagedate" property
Returns: void

configSelected

void configSelected ( )
The default handler for the "selected" property
Returns: void

configTitle

void configTitle ( )
Default handler for the "title" property
Returns: void

createCloseButton

void createCloseButton ( )
Creates the close button HTML element and adds it to Calendar container DIV
Returns: void
The close HTML element created

createTitleBar

void createTitleBar ( strTitle )
Creates the title bar element and adds it to Calendar container DIV
Parameters:
strTitle <String> The title to display in the title bar
Returns: void
The title bar element

deselect

Date[] deselect ( date )
Deselects a date or a collection of dates on the current calendar. This method, by default, does not call the render method explicitly. Once deselection has completed, render must be called for the changes to be reflected visually. The method will not attempt to deselect any dates which are OOB (out of bounds, and hence not selectable) and the array of deselected dates passed to the deselectEvent will not contain any OOB dates. If all dates are OOB, beforeDeselect and deselect events will not be fired.
Parameters:
date <String/Date/Date[]> The date string of dates to deselect in the current calendar. Valid formats are individual date(s) (12/24/2005,12/26/2005) or date range(s) (12/24/2005-1/1/2006). Multiple comma-delimited dates can also be passed to this method (12/24/2005,12/11/2005-12/13/2005). This method can also take a JavaScript Date object or an array of Date objects.
Returns: Date[]
Array of JavaScript Date objects representing all individual dates that are currently selected.

deselectAll

Date[] deselectAll ( )
Deselects all dates on the current calendar.
Returns: Date[]
Array of JavaScript Date objects representing all individual dates that are currently selected. Assuming that this function executes properly, the return value should be an empty array. However, the empty array is returned for the sake of being able to check the selection status of the calendar.

deselectCell

Date[] deselectCell ( cellIndex )
Deselects a date on the current calendar by referencing the index of the cell that should be deselected. This method is used to easily deselect a single cell (usually with a mouse click) without having to do a full render. The selected style is removed from the cell directly. If the cell is not marked with the CSS_CELL_SELECTABLE class (as is the case by default for out of month or out of bounds cells), the method will not attempt to deselect it and in such a case, beforeDeselect and deselect events will not be fired.
Parameters:
cellIndex <Number> The index of the cell to deselect in the current calendar.
Returns: Date[]
Array of JavaScript Date objects representing all individual dates that are currently selected.

doCellMouseOut

void doCellMouseOut ( e , cal )
The event that is executed when the user moves the mouse out of a cell
Parameters:
e <DOMEvent> The event
cal <Calendar> A reference to the calendar passed by the Event utility
Returns: void

doCellMouseOver

void doCellMouseOver ( e , cal )
The event that is executed when the user hovers over a cell
Parameters:
e <DOMEvent> The event
cal <Calendar> A reference to the calendar passed by the Event utility
Returns: void

doSelectCell

void doSelectCell ( e , cal )
The default event function that is attached to a date link within a calendar cell when the calendar is rendered.
Parameters:
e <DOMEvent> The event
cal <Calendar> A reference to the calendar passed by the Event utility
Returns: void

getCellIndex

Number getCellIndex ( date )
Find the Calendar's cell index for a given date. If the date is not found, the method returns -1.

The returned index can be used to lookup the cell HTMLElement using the Calendar's cells array or passed to selectCell to select cells by index.

See cells, selectCell.
Parameters:
date <Date> JavaScript Date object, for which to find a cell index.
Returns: Number
The index of the date in Calendars cellDates/cells arrays, or -1 if the date is not on the curently rendered Calendar page.

getDateByCellId

Date getDateByCellId ( id )
Retrieves the Date object for the specified Calendar cell
Parameters:
id <String> The id of the cell
Returns: Date
The Date object for the specified Calendar cell

getDateFieldsByCellId

Array getDateFieldsByCellId ( id )
Retrieves the Date object for the specified Calendar cell
Parameters:
id <String> The id of the cell
Returns: Array
The array of Date fields for the specified Calendar cell

getSelectedDates

Date[] getSelectedDates ( )
Gets the list of currently selected dates from the calendar.
Returns: Date[]
An array of currently selected JavaScript Date objects.

hide

void hide ( )
Hides the Calendar's outer container from view.
Returns: void

init

void init ( id , container , config )
Initializes the Calendar widget.
Parameters:
id <String> optional The id of the table element that will represent the Calendar widget. As of 2.4.0, this argument is optional.
container <String | HTMLElement> The id of the container div element that will wrap the Calendar table, or a reference to a DIV element which exists in the document.
config <Object> optional The configuration object containing the initial configuration values for the Calendar.
Returns: void

initEvents

void initEvents ( )
Initializes Calendar's built-in CustomEvents
Returns: void

initStyles

void initStyles ( )
Defines the style constants for the Calendar
Returns: void

isDateOOB

Boolean isDateOOB ( date )
Determines whether a given date is OOB (out of bounds - less than the mindate or more than the maxdate).
Parameters:
date <Date> The JavaScript Date object for which to check the OOB status
Returns: Boolean
true if the date is OOB

isDateOOM

Boolean isDateOOM ( date )
Determines whether a given date is OOM (out of month).
Parameters:
date <Date> The JavaScript Date object for which to check the OOM status
Returns: Boolean
true if the date is OOM

nextMonth

void nextMonth ( )
Navigates to the next month page in the calendar widget.
Returns: void

nextYear

void nextYear ( )
Navigates to the next year in the currently selected month in the calendar widget.
Returns: void

onBeforeDeselect

void onBeforeDeselect ( )
Event executed before a date is deselected in the calendar widget.
Returns: void
Deprecated Event handlers for this event should be susbcribed to beforeDeselectEvent.

onBeforeSelect

void onBeforeSelect ( )
Event executed before a date is selected in the calendar widget.
Returns: void
Deprecated Event handlers for this event should be susbcribed to beforeSelectEvent.

onChangePage

void onChangePage ( )
Event executed when the user navigates to a different calendar page.
Returns: void
Deprecated Event handlers for this event should be susbcribed to changePageEvent.

onClear

void onClear ( )
Event executed when the calendar widget is completely cleared to the current month with no selections.
Returns: void
Deprecated Event handlers for this event should be susbcribed to clearEvent.

onDeselect

void onDeselect ( selected )
Event executed when a date is deselected in the calendar widget.
Parameters:
selected <Array> An array of date field arrays representing which date or dates were deselected. Example: [ [2006,8,6],[2006,8,7],[2006,8,8] ]
Returns: void
Deprecated Event handlers for this event should be susbcribed to deselectEvent.

onRender

void onRender ( )
Event executed when the calendar widget is rendered.
Returns: void
Deprecated Event handlers for this event should be susbcribed to renderEvent.

onReset

void onReset ( )
Event executed when the calendar widget is reset to its original state.
Returns: void
Deprecated Event handlers for this event should be susbcribed to resetEvemt.

onSelect

void onSelect ( selected )
Event executed when a date is selected in the calendar widget.
Parameters:
selected <Array> An array of date field arrays representing which date or dates were selected. Example: [ [2006,8,6],[2006,8,7],[2006,8,8] ]
Returns: void
Deprecated Event handlers for this event should be susbcribed to selectEvent.

previousMonth

void previousMonth ( )
Navigates to the previous month page in the calendar widget.
Returns: void

previousYear

void previousYear ( )
Navigates to the previous year in the currently selected month in the calendar widget.
Returns: void

refreshLocale

private void refreshLocale ( )
Refreshes the locale values used to build the Calendar.
Returns: void

removeCloseButton

void removeCloseButton ( )
Removes the close button HTML element from the DOM
Returns: void

removeRenderers

void removeRenderers ( )
Removes all custom renderers added to the Calendar through the addRenderer, addMonthRenderer and addWeekdayRenderer methods. Calendar's render method needs to be called after removing renderers to re-render the Calendar without custom renderers applied.
Returns: void

removeTitleBar

void removeTitleBar ( )
Removes the title bar element from the DOM
Returns: void

render

void render ( )
Renders the calendar after it has been configured. The render() method has a specific call chain that will execute when the method is called: renderHeader, renderBody, renderFooter. Refer to the documentation for those methods for information on individual render tasks.
Returns: void

renderBody

Array renderBody ( workingDate , html )
Renders the calendar body.
Parameters:
workingDate <Date> The current working Date being used for the render process
html <Array> The current working HTML array
Returns: Array
The current working HTML array

renderBodyCellRestricted

String renderBodyCellRestricted ( workingDate , cell )
Renders the current calendar cell as a non-selectable "black-out" date using the default restricted style.
Parameters:
workingDate <Date> The current working Date object being used to generate the calendar
cell <HTMLTableCellElement> The current working cell in the calendar
Returns: String
YAHOO.widget.Calendar.STOP_RENDER if rendering should stop with this style, null or nothing if rendering should not be terminated

renderCellDefault

void renderCellDefault ( workingDate , cell )
Renders a single standard calendar cell in the calendar widget table. All logic for determining how a standard default cell will be rendered is encapsulated in this method, and must be accounted for when extending the widget class.
Parameters:
workingDate <Date> The current working Date object being used to generate the calendar
cell <HTMLTableCellElement> The current working cell in the calendar
Returns: void

renderCellNotThisMonth

String renderCellNotThisMonth ( workingDate , cell )
Applies the default style used for rendering dates that are not a part of the current month (preceding or trailing the cells for the current month)
Parameters:
workingDate <Date> The current working Date object being used to generate the calendar
cell <HTMLTableCellElement> The current working cell in the calendar
Returns: String
YAHOO.widget.Calendar.STOP_RENDER if rendering should stop with this style, null or nothing if rendering should not be terminated

renderCellStyleHighlight1

void renderCellStyleHighlight1 ( workingDate , cell )
Renders a single standard calendar cell using the CSS hightlight1 style
Parameters:
workingDate <Date> The current working Date object being used to generate the calendar
cell <HTMLTableCellElement> The current working cell in the calendar
Returns: void

renderCellStyleHighlight2

void renderCellStyleHighlight2 ( workingDate , cell )
Renders a single standard calendar cell using the CSS hightlight2 style
Parameters:
workingDate <Date> The current working Date object being used to generate the calendar
cell <HTMLTableCellElement> The current working cell in the calendar
Returns: void

renderCellStyleHighlight3

void renderCellStyleHighlight3 ( workingDate , cell )
Renders a single standard calendar cell using the CSS hightlight3 style
Parameters:
workingDate <Date> The current working Date object being used to generate the calendar
cell <HTMLTableCellElement> The current working cell in the calendar
Returns: void

renderCellStyleHighlight4

void renderCellStyleHighlight4 ( workingDate , cell )
Renders a single standard calendar cell using the CSS hightlight4 style
Parameters:
workingDate <Date> The current working Date object being used to generate the calendar
cell <HTMLTableCellElement> The current working cell in the calendar
Returns: void

renderCellStyleSelected

String renderCellStyleSelected ( workingDate , cell )
Applies the default style used for rendering selected dates to the current calendar cell
Parameters:
workingDate <Date> The current working Date object being used to generate the calendar
cell <HTMLTableCellElement> The current working cell in the calendar
Returns: String
YAHOO.widget.Calendar.STOP_RENDER if rendering should stop with this style, null or nothing if rendering should not be terminated

renderCellStyleToday

void renderCellStyleToday ( workingDate , cell )
Applies the default style used for rendering today's date to the current calendar cell
Parameters:
workingDate <Date> The current working Date object being used to generate the calendar
cell <HTMLTableCellElement> The current working cell in the calendar
Returns: void

renderFooter

Array renderFooter ( html )
Renders the calendar footer. In the default implementation, there is no footer.
Parameters:
html <Array> The current working HTML array
Returns: Array
The current working HTML array

renderHeader

Array renderHeader ( html )
Renders the calendar header.
Parameters:
html <Array> The current working HTML array
Returns: Array
The current working HTML array

renderOutOfBoundsDate

String renderOutOfBoundsDate ( workingDate , cell )
Renders a cell that falls before the minimum date or after the maximum date. widget class.
Parameters:
workingDate <Date> The current working Date object being used to generate the calendar
cell <HTMLTableCellElement> The current working cell in the calendar
Returns: String
YAHOO.widget.Calendar.STOP_RENDER if rendering should stop with this style, null or nothing if rendering should not be terminated

renderRowFooter

void renderRowFooter ( weekNum , cell )
Renders the row footer for a week.
Parameters:
weekNum <Number> The week number of the current row
cell <Array> The current working HTML array
Returns: void

renderRowHeader

void renderRowHeader ( weekNum , cell )
Renders the row header for a week.
Parameters:
weekNum <Number> The week number of the current row
cell <Array> The current working HTML array
Returns: void

reset

void reset ( )
Resets the calendar widget to the originally selected month and year, and sets the calendar to the initial selection(s).
Returns: void

resetRenderers

void resetRenderers ( )
Resets the render stack of the current calendar to its original pre-render value.
Returns: void

select

Date[] select ( date )
Selects a date or a collection of dates on the current calendar. This method, by default, does not call the render method explicitly. Once selection has completed, render must be called for the changes to be reflected visually. Any dates which are OOB (out of bounds, not selectable) will not be selected and the array of selected dates passed to the selectEvent will not contain OOB dates. If all dates are OOB, the no state change will occur; beforeSelect and select events will not be fired.
Parameters:
date <String/Date/Date[]> The date string of dates to select in the current calendar. Valid formats are individual date(s) (12/24/2005,12/26/2005) or date range(s) (12/24/2005-1/1/2006). Multiple comma-delimited dates can also be passed to this method (12/24/2005,12/11/2005-12/13/2005). This method can also take a JavaScript Date object or an array of Date objects.
Returns: Date[]
Array of JavaScript Date objects representing all individual dates that are currently selected.

selectCell

Date[] selectCell ( cellIndex )
Selects a date on the current calendar by referencing the index of the cell that should be selected. This method is used to easily select a single cell (usually with a mouse click) without having to do a full render. The selected style is applied to the cell directly. If the cell is not marked with the CSS_CELL_SELECTABLE class (as is the case by default for out of month or out of bounds cells), it will not be selected and in such a case beforeSelect and select events will not be fired.
Parameters:
cellIndex <Number> The index of the cell to select in the current calendar.
Returns: Date[]
Array of JavaScript Date objects representing all individual dates that are currently selected.

setMonth

void setMonth ( month )
Sets the calendar's month explicitly
Parameters:
month <Number> The numeric month, from 0 (January) to 11 (December)
Returns: void

setYear

void setYear ( year )
Sets the calendar's year explicitly.
Parameters:
year <Number> The numeric 4-digit year
Returns: void

show

void show ( )
Shows the Calendar's outer container.
Returns: void

styleCellDefault

void styleCellDefault ( workingDate , cell )
Styles a selectable cell.
Parameters:
workingDate <Date> The current working Date object being used to generate the calendar
cell <HTMLTableCellElement> The current working cell in the calendar
Returns: void

subtractMonths

void subtractMonths ( count )
Subtracts the designated number of months from the current calendar month, and sets the current calendar page date to the new month.
Parameters:
count <Number> The number of months to subtract from the current calendar
Returns: void

subtractYears

void subtractYears ( count )
Subtcats the designated number of years from the current calendar, and sets the current calendar page date to the new month.
Parameters:
count <Number> The number of years to subtract from the current calendar
Returns: void

toDate

Date toDate ( dateFieldArray )
Converts a date field array [yyyy,mm,dd] to a JavaScript Date object. The date field array is the format in which dates are as provided as arguments to selectEvent and deselectEvent listeners.
Parameters:
dateFieldArray <Number[]> The date field array to convert to a JavaScript Date.
Returns: Date
JavaScript Date object representing the date field array.

toString

String toString ( )
Returns a string representation of the object.
Returns: String
A string representation of the Calendar object.

validate

void validate ( )
Validates the calendar widget. This method has no default implementation and must be extended by subclassing the widget.
Returns: void
Should return true if the widget validates, and false if it doesn't.

Events

beforeDeselectEvent

beforeDeselectEvent ( )
Fired before a selection is made

beforeHideEvent

beforeHideEvent ( )
Fired just before the Calendar is to be hidden

beforeHideNavEvent

beforeHideNavEvent ( )
Fired just before the CalendarNavigator is to be hidden

beforeRenderEvent

beforeRenderEvent ( )
Fired before the Calendar is rendered

beforeRenderNavEvent

beforeRenderNavEvent ( )
Fired just before the CalendarNavigator is to be rendered

beforeSelectEvent

beforeSelectEvent ( )
Fired before a selection is made

beforeShowEvent

beforeShowEvent ( )
Fired just before the Calendar is to be shown

beforeShowNavEvent

beforeShowNavEvent ( )
Fired just before the CalendarNavigator is to be shown

changePageEvent

changePageEvent ( )
Fired when the Calendar page is changed

clearEvent

clearEvent ( )
Fired when the Calendar is cleared

deselectEvent

deselectEvent ( Array )
Fired when a selection is made
Parameters:
Array <Array> of Date field arrays in the format [YYYY, MM, DD].

hideEvent

hideEvent ( )
Fired after the Calendar is hidden

hideNavEvent

hideNavEvent ( )
Fired after the CalendarNavigator is hidden

renderEvent

renderEvent ( )
Fired when the Calendar is rendered

renderNavEvent

renderNavEvent ( )
Fired after the CalendarNavigator is rendered

resetEvent

resetEvent ( )
Fired when the Calendar is reset

selectEvent

selectEvent ( Array )
Fired when a selection is made
Parameters:
Array <Array> of Date field arrays in the format [YYYY, MM, DD].

showEvent

showEvent ( )
Fired after the Calendar is shown

showNavEvent

showNavEvent ( )
Fired after the CalendarNavigator is shown

Configuration Attributes

close - Boolean

Whether or not a close button should be displayed for this Calendar
Default Value: false

DATE_DELIMITER - String

The value used to delimit individual dates in a date string passed to various Calendar functions.
Default Value: ","

DATE_FIELD_DELIMITER - String

The value used to delimit date fields in a date string passed to various Calendar functions.
Default Value: "/"

DATE_RANGE_DELIMITER - String

The value used to delimit date ranges in a date string passed to various Calendar functions.
Default Value: "-"

HIDE_BLANK_WEEKS - Boolean

True if the Calendar should suppress weeks that are not a part of the current month. False by default.
Default Value: false

iframe - Boolean

Whether or not an iframe shim should be placed under the Calendar to prevent select boxes from bleeding through in Internet Explorer 6 and below. This property is enabled by default for IE6 and below. It is disabled by default for other browsers for performance reasons, but can be enabled if required.
Default Value: true for IE6 and below, false for all other browsers

LOCALE_MONTHS - String

The setting that determines which length of month labels should be used. Possible values are "short" and "long".
Default Value: "long"

LOCALE_WEEKDAYS - String

The setting that determines which length of weekday labels should be used. Possible values are "1char", "short", "medium", and "long".
Default Value: "short"

maxdate - String

The maximum selectable date in the current Calendar (mm/dd/yyyy)
Default Value: null

MD_DAY_POSITION - Number

The position of the day in a month/year date string
Default Value: 2

MD_MONTH_POSITION - Number

The position of the month in a month/day date string
Default Value: 1

MDY_DAY_POSITION - Number

The position of the day in a month/day/year date string
Default Value: 2

MDY_MONTH_POSITION - Number

The position of the month in a month/day/year date string
Default Value: 1

MDY_YEAR_POSITION - Number

The position of the year in a month/day/year date string
Default Value: 3

mindate - String

The minimum selectable date in the current Calendar (mm/dd/yyyy)
Default Value: null

MONTHS_LONG - String[]

The long month labels for the current locale.
Default Value: ["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"

MONTHS_SHORT - String[]

The short month labels for the current locale.
Default Value: ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"]

MULTI_SELECT - Boolean

True if the Calendar should allow multiple selections. False by default.
Default Value: false

MY_LABEL_MONTH_POSITION - Number

The position of the month in the month year label string used as the Calendar header
Default Value: 1

MY_LABEL_MONTH_SUFFIX - String

The suffix used after the month when rendering the Calendar header
Default Value: " "

MY_LABEL_YEAR_POSITION - Number

The position of the year in the month year label string used as the Calendar header
Default Value: 2

MY_LABEL_YEAR_SUFFIX - String

The suffix used after the year when rendering the Calendar header
Default Value: ""

MY_MONTH_POSITION - Number

The position of the month in a month/year date string
Default Value: 1

MY_YEAR_POSITION - Number

The position of the year in a month/year date string
Default Value: 2

NAV_ARROW_LEFT - String

The image that should be used for the left navigation arrow.
Deprecated You can customize the image by overriding the default CSS class for the left arrow - "calnavleft"
Default Value: null

NAV_ARROW_RIGHT - String

The image that should be used for the right navigation arrow.
Deprecated You can customize the image by overriding the default CSS class for the right arrow - "calnavright"
Default Value: null

navigator - {Object|Boolean}

Configuration for the Month/Year CalendarNavigator UI which allows the user to jump directly to a specific Month/Year without having to scroll sequentially through months.

Setting this property to null (default value) or false, will disable the CalendarNavigator UI.

Setting this property to true will enable the CalendarNavigatior UI with the default CalendarNavigator configuration values.

This property can also be set to an object literal containing configuration properties for the CalendarNavigator UI. The configuration object expects the the following case-sensitive properties, with the "strings" property being a nested object. Any properties which are not provided will use the default values (defined in the CalendarNavigator class).

strings
Object : An object with the properties shown below, defining the string labels to use in the Navigator's UI
month
String : The string to use for the month label. Defaults to "Month".
year
String : The string to use for the year label. Defaults to "Year".
submit
String : The string to use for the submit button label. Defaults to "Okay".
cancel
String : The string to use for the cancel button label. Defaults to "Cancel".
invalidYear
String : The string to use for invalid year values. Defaults to "Year needs to be a number".
monthFormat
String : The month format to use. Either YAHOO.widget.Calendar.LONG, or YAHOO.widget.Calendar.SHORT. Defaults to YAHOO.widget.Calendar.LONG
initialFocus
String : Either "year" or "month" specifying which input control should get initial focus. Defaults to "year"

E.g.

var navConfig = {
strings: {
month:"Calendar Month",
year:"Calendar Year",
submit: "Submit",
cancel: "Cancel",
invalidYear: "Please enter a valid year"
},
monthFormat: YAHOO.widget.Calendar.SHORT,
initialFocus: "month"
}
Default Value: null

pagedate - String

The month/year representing the current visible Calendar date (mm/yyyy)
Default Value: today's date

selected - String

The date or range of dates representing the current Calendar selection
Default Value: []

SHOW_WEEK_FOOTER - Boolean

True if the Calendar should show week row footers. False by default.
Default Value: false

SHOW_WEEK_HEADER - Boolean

True if the Calendar should show week row headers. False by default.
Default Value: false

SHOW_WEEKDAYS - Boolean

True if the Calendar should show weekday labels. True by default.
Default Value: true

START_WEEKDAY - number

The weekday the week begins on. Default is 0 (Sunday = 0, Monday = 1 ... Saturday = 6).
Default Value: 0

title - String

The title to display above the Calendar's month header
Default Value: ""

WEEKDAYS_1CHAR - String[]

The 1-character weekday labels for the current locale.
Default Value: ["S", "M", "T", "W", "T", "F", "S"]

WEEKDAYS_LONG - String[]

The long weekday labels for the current locale.
Default Value: ["Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday"]

WEEKDAYS_MEDIUM - String[]

The medium weekday labels for the current locale.
Default Value: ["Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat"]

WEEKDAYS_SHORT - String[]

The short weekday labels for the current locale.
Default Value: ["Su", "Mo", "Tu", "We", "Th", "Fr", "Sa"]


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