How To Create DatePicker Using Ant Design UI In ReactJS

Introduction

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DatePicker is used to select or input a date. By clicking the input box, we can select a date from a popup calendar.

Preconditions

• Javascript
• Basic knowledge of React JS
• Node.js
• V.S. Code,Visual Studio
• typescript

We cover the below things in this article: 

• Create React application
• Installation of Ant Design UI
• How to create a DatePicker of Ant Design UI in React js.

Here we will follow the steps for creating a DatePicker.

Step 1. Run the below command to create a React.js project.

npx create-react-app my-app --template typescript

Step 2. Run the below command to install Ant Design UI.

npm i @ant-design/icons
npm i antd

Create the files according to the below image.

Step 3. Add the below code in the App.tsx.

import React from 'react';
import './index.css';
import type { DatePickerProps } from 'antd';
import { DatePicker, Space } from 'antd';


const onChange: DatePickerProps['onChange'] = (date, dateString) => {
  console.log(date, dateString);
};

const App: React.FC = () => (
  <Space direction="vertical">
    <DatePicker onChange={onChange} />
    <DatePicker onChange={onChange} picker="week" />
    <DatePicker onChange={onChange} picker="month" />
    <DatePicker onChange={onChange} picker="quarter" />
    <DatePicker onChange={onChange} picker="year" />
  </Space>
);

export default App;

Step 4. Add the below code in package.json

{
  "name": "my-app",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "private": true,
  "dependencies": {
    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.16.5",
    "@testing-library/react": "^13.4.0",
    "@testing-library/user-event": "^13.5.0",
    "@types/jest": "^27.5.2",
    "@types/node": "^16.18.34",
    "@types/react": "^18.2.8",
    "@types/react-dom": "^18.2.4",
    "antd": "^5.6.0",
    "react": "^18.2.0",
    "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
    "react-scripts": "5.0.1",
    "typescript": "^4.9.5",
    "web-vitals": "^2.1.4"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "start": "react-scripts start",
    "build": "react-scripts build",
    "test": "react-scripts test",
    "eject": "react-scripts eject"
  },
  "eslintConfig": {
    "extends": [
      "react-app",
      "react-app/jest"
    ]
  },
  "browserslist": {
    "production": [
      ">0.2%",
      "not dead",
      "not op_mini all"
    ],
    "development": [
      "last 1 chrome version",
      "last 1 firefox version",
      "last 1 safari version"
    ]
  }
}

Step 5. Run the below command to run the application.

npm start

After running this command, we will get this DatePicker.

Summary

In this article, we learned how to create a DatePicker using Ant Design UI with React JS and Typescript.