Is there a way in jQuery to to set the min/max for an <input> field of type date?

tagit:

Yikes. I didn't realize that it wasn't universally supported.
We've got this defined a whole bunch of times.
For purposes of impending demo, we'll make sure that we run on Chrome.
If I take the DatePicker, I'll get the min/max for free.

Thanks for tip.
JB

OmnitUnlimitted:

There isn't a way to specify min/max directly through jquery for HTML5 date control?
For demo purposes, we'll use the blur.

Thanks,
JB

By "not supported", tagit is simply referring to the fact that the field won't operate correctly in those browsers.  You will still see a standard text field, and it will still operate like a text field allowing user input and string comparisons through jQuery (like the one I set up.)

You can code min max dates right into the field (although as tagit pointed out, they won't be supported in IE and Firefox), and use jQuery to change those attributes, but it seems the best thing would be to set up a jQuery function to create the behavior you are looking for.

Sounds like re inventing the wheel to me when the date picker from jQuery is available and restricts input to dates as well as a max and min value

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You guys rock.
I've got demo in a day or two, so I'll just blur for now.
I'll switch to datepicker after demo.

Thanks,
JB

You guys rock.
I've got demo in a day or two, so I'll just blur for now.
I'll switch to datepicker after demo.

Thanks,
JB