React.js Blueprint DateInput2 Localization

Last Updated : 28 Feb, 2023

React Blueprint is a UI toolkit for building web applications with React.js, and DateInput2 is a component in that toolkit for working with dates. Localization in this context refers to the process of adapting the user interface of an application to support different languages and regions.

In the context of React Blueprint’s DateInput2 component, localization means configuring the component to display dates in a format that is appropriate for a specific language or region. This can include customizing the date format, specifying the order of day, month, and year, and translating month and day names.

React Blueprint provides built-in support for localization, and DateInput2 can be easily localized using the locale prop. You can set the locale prop to a string that identifies the desired locale, and the component will automatically format the date accordingly.

Syntax:

import { DateInput2 } from "@blueprintjs/datetime2";

function MyComponent() {
    return (
        <DateInput2 locale="fr" />
  );
}

Creating a React Application and Installing the Module:

Step 1: Run the npm command for creating a react app:

npx create-react-app appname

Step 2: Navigate into the folder using the cd command:

cd appname

Step 3: Install Blueprint Module with the following command:

npm install @blueprintjs/core
npm install @blueprintjs/datetime @blueprintjs/datetime2

Project Structure: The project folder structure will look approximate to the one provided below:

Example 1: This example shows how to use the DateInput2 component to display a date input field and update the state when the value changes.

Javascript

import { DateInput2 } from "@blueprintjs/datetime2"; 
import { useState } from "react"
  
const App = () => { 
    const [date, setDate] = useState(null); 
    const handleDateChange = (newDate) => { 
        setDate(newDate); 
    }; 
  
  
    return ( 
        <DateInput2 
            value={date} 
            onChange={handleDateChange} 
            locale="fr-FR"
        /> 
    ); 
} 
  
export default App; 

Steps to run the application:

Step 1: Run the application using the following command from the base/ root directory of your project.

npm start

Step 2: Navigate to http://localhost:3000/ in any browser

Output:

Example 2: In this example, we set the locale prop to ‘en-US’, which specifies the US English locale. This will affect the formatting of the date and the ordering of the day, month, and year in the calendar widget.

Javascript

import { DateInput2 } from "@blueprintjs/datetime2"; 
import { useState } from "react"
  
const App = () => { 
    const [date, setDate] = useState(null); 
    const handleDateChange = (newDate) => { 
        setDate(newDate); 
    }; 
  
  
    return ( 
        <DateInput2 
            value={date} 
            onChange={handleDateChange} 
            locale="en-US"
        /> 
    ); 
} 
  
export default App; 