dateRangeInput

dateRangeInput(inputId, label, start = NULL, end = NULL, min = NULL,
  max = NULL, format = "yyyy-mm-dd", startview = "month", weekstart = 0,
  language = "en", separator = " to ", width = NULL, autoclose = TRUE)

Arguments

inputId The input slot that will be used to access the value.
label Display label for the control, or NULL for no label.
start The initial start date. Either a Date object, or a string in yyyy-mm-dd format. If NULL (the default), will use the current date in the client's time zone.
end The initial end date. Either a Date object, or a string in yyyy-mm-dd format. If NULL (the default), will use the current date in the client's time zone.
min The minimum allowed date. Either a Date object, or a string in yyyy-mm-dd format.
max The maximum allowed date. Either a Date object, or a string in yyyy-mm-dd format.
format The format of the date to display in the browser. Defaults to "yyyy-mm-dd".
startview The date range shown when the input object is first clicked. Can be "month" (the default), "year", or "decade".
weekstart Which day is the start of the week. Should be an integer from 0 (Sunday) to 6 (Saturday).
language The language used for month and day names. Default is "en". Other valid values include "ar", "az", "bg", "bs", "ca", "cs", "cy", "da", "de", "el", "en-AU", "en-GB", "eo", "es", "et", "eu", "fa", "fi", "fo", "fr-CH", "fr", "gl", "he", "hr", "hu", "hy", "id", "is", "it-CH", "it", "ja", "ka", "kh", "kk", "ko", "kr", "lt", "lv", "me", "mk", "mn", "ms", "nb", "nl-BE", "nl", "no", "pl", "pt-BR", "pt", "ro", "rs-latin", "rs", "ru", "sk", "sl", "sq", "sr-latin", "sr", "sv", "sw", "th", "tr", "uk", "vi", "zh-CN", and "zh-TW".
separator String to display between the start and end input boxes.
width The width of the input, e.g. '400px', or '100%'; see validateCssUnit.
autoclose Whether or not to close the datepicker immediately when a date is selected.

Description

Creates a pair of text inputs which, when clicked on, bring up calendars that the user can click on to select dates.

Details

The date format string specifies how the date will be displayed in the browser. It allows the following values:

  • yy Year without century (12)
  • yyyy Year with century (2012)
  • mm Month number, with leading zero (01-12)
  • m Month number, without leading zero (1-12)
  • M Abbreviated month name
  • MM Full month name
  • dd Day of month with leading zero
  • d Day of month without leading zero
  • D Abbreviated weekday name
  • DD Full weekday name

Examples

## Only run examples in interactive R sessions if (interactive()) { ui <- fluidPage( dateRangeInput("daterange1", "Date range:", start = "2001-01-01", end = "2010-12-31"), # Default start and end is the current date in the client's time zone dateRangeInput("daterange2", "Date range:"), # start and end are always specified in yyyy-mm-dd, even if the display # format is different dateRangeInput("daterange3", "Date range:", start = "2001-01-01", end = "2010-12-31", min = "2001-01-01", max = "2012-12-21", format = "mm/dd/yy", separator = " - "), # Pass in Date objects dateRangeInput("daterange4", "Date range:", start = Sys.Date()-10, end = Sys.Date()+10), # Use different language and different first day of week dateRangeInput("daterange5", "Date range:", language = "de", weekstart = 1), # Start with decade view instead of default month view dateRangeInput("daterange6", "Date range:", startview = "decade") ) shinyApp(ui, server = function(input, output) { }) }

See also

dateInput, updateDateRangeInput

Other input elements: actionButton, checkboxGroupInput, checkboxInput, dateInput, fileInput, numericInput, passwordInput, radioButtons, selectInput, sliderInput, submitButton, textAreaInput, textInput