The Input Datetime min property is used for setting or returning the value of the min attribute of a datetime field.
The Input Datetime min attribute returns a string that represents the minimum date and time allowed.
Syntax:
- For returning the min property:
datetimeObject.min
- For setting the min property:
datetimeObject.min = YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD
Property Value:
-
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD : It is used to specify the minimum date and time allowed.
- YYYY : It specifies the year.
- MM : It specifies the month.
- DD : It specifies the day of the month.
- T : It specifies the separator if time is also entered.
- hh : It specifies the hour.
- mm : It specifies the minutes.
- ss : It specifies the seconds.
- TZD : It specifies the Time Zone Designator.
Return Values: It returns a string value which represents the minimum date and time that has been allowed for datetime field.
Below program illustrates the DateTime Min property :
Example 1: Getting the minimum date and time allowed for a DateTime field.
<!DOCTYPE html><html>
<head>
<title>Input Datetime min Property in HTML</title>
<style>
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h2>Input Datetime min Property</h2>
<br>
<p>The range of date and time accepted is between
2019-02-18 12:00 AM and 2019-02-20 12:00 AM:</p>
<input type="datetime" id="Test_Datetime"
min="2019-02-18T12:00Z" max="2019-02-20T12:00Z">
<p>To return the min range of the datetime field,
double click the "Return Min" button.</p>
<button ondblclick="My_Datetime()">Return Min</button>
<p id="test"></p>
<script>
function My_Datetime() {
var d = document.getElementById("Test_Datetime").min;
document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = d;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Before:
After clicking the button:
Example 2: Setting the Input datetime min property
<!DOCTYPE html><html>
<head>
<title>Input Datetime min Property in HTML</title>
<style>
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h2>Input Datetime min Property</h2>
<br>
<input type="datetime" id="Test_Datetime"
min="2019-02-18T12:00Z" max="2019-02-20T12:00Z">
<p>To set the min range of the datetime field,
double click the "Set Min" button.</p>
<button ondblclick="My_Datetime()">Set Min</button>
<p id="test"></p>
<script>
function My_Datetime() {
var d = document.getElementById("Test_Datetime").min =
"2018-02-13";
document.getElementById("test").innerHTML = d;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
|
Output:
Before:
After clicking the button:
Note: The <input type=”datetime”> element does not show any datetime field/calendar in any major browsers, except Safari.
Supported Web Browsers
- Apple Safari
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Opera