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Input Date step Property

< Input Date Object

Example

Change the legal day intervals:

document.getElementById("myDate").step = "2";
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Definition and Usage

The step property sets or returns the value of the step attribute of a date field.

The step attribute specifies the legal day intervals to choose from when the user opens the calendar in a date field.

For example, if step = "2", you can only select every second day in the calendar.


Browser Support

Property
step Yes 10.0 Yes Yes Yes

Note: The <input type="date"> element does not show any date field/calendar in Firefox.


Syntax

Return the step property:

inputdateObject.step

Set the step property:

inputdateObject.step=number

Property Values

Value Description
number Specifies the legal day intervals. Default is 1 day.

Examples:

If step="2", you can only select every second day in the date calendar.

If step="10", you can only select every tenth day in the date calendar.

Technical Details

Return Value: A Number, representing the legal day intervals

More Examples

Example

Get the legal day intervals:

var x = document.getElementById("myDate").step;

The result of x will be:

5
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Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <input> step attribute


< Input Date Object