How to create an example of angular daterangepicker component using bootstrap theme?

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This article describes you about a quick start project that helps you to create an Angular DateRangePicker component with a minimal code configuration in the bootstrap theme.

Angular DateRangePicker

The following section explains the steps required to create a simple Angular DateRangePicker component in the bootstrap theme.

Pre-requisites

Make sure that you have the compatible versions of Angular in your machine before starting to work on this project.

Node.js (latest version)
Angular
Angular CLI
TypeScript 2.6+
Visual studio code for editor

Introduction

The Angular DateRangePicker used in this project is created from the Syncfusion ej2-angular-calendars package. You can simply define it as <ejs-daterangepicker> within the template.

Dependencies

Before starting this project, the Angular DateRangePicker requires to add the Syncfusion ej2-angular-calendars package from the npmjs, which is distributed in the npm as @syncfusion scoped packages.

Creating Angular Project

To create the Angular project using the Angular CLI tool, follow the steps given below.

Install Angular CLI using the following command.

npm install -g @angular/cli

Now, create a new Angular project by using the command ng new and navigate to that folder.

ng new <project name>
cd <project name>

Install the ej2-angular-calendars package through the npm install command.

npm install @syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars --save

Adding Angular DateRangePicker

You can add the Angular DateRangePicker component by using the ejs-daterangepicker directive and the attributes within the tag that allows you to define other functionalities.

Import the DateRangePicker module into the Angular application (app.module.ts) from the ej2-angular-calendars package.

import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { DateRangePickerModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-calendars';
import { AppCompnent } from './app.component';
 
@NgModule({
    imports: [ BrowserModule,  DateRangePickerModule ],
    declarations: [ AppComponent ],
    bootstrap: [ AppComponent ]
})
 
exports class AppModule {}

Define the Angular DateRangePicker code within the app.component.html file mapped against the templateUrl option in the app.component.ts file.

Here, the DateRangePicker component is rendered using the startDate and endDate properties.

[app.component.ts]

import {Component} from '@angular/core';
 
@Component ({
    selector: 'app-root',
    templateUrl: './app.component.html'
})
 
export class AppComponent {
    public start: Date = new Date ("10/07/2017"); 
    public end: Date = new Date ("11/25/2017");
    constructor () {}
}

[app.component.html]

<ejs-daterangepicker id='daterangepicker' placeholder='Select a range' [startDate]='start' [endDate]='end'></ejs-daterangepicker>

Refer to the CDN link of CSS reference within the index.html file for the bootstrap theme.

[index.html]

<link href="//cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/bootstrap.css" rel="stylesheet" />

Run the application with the ng serve command, then the DateRangePicker will be displayed with the start and end dates on the browser as shown below.

Screenshot

For more information about the DateRangePicker functionalities, refer to this UG Documentation, API Reference, and Samples.

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