Display format must align to the value inside the input field (when mouse is inside the input field)

Question

Hello,

Can anyone help me with my issue:

For the Date Picker, I have option to fill out this field, either thru date picker or thru manual key in

For Date Picker, there is no issue since the selected date is automatically formatted to 'dd mmm yyyy'.

For Manual key-in, the user can input any other date format such as dd/mm/yyyy or dd-mm-yyyy, which I managed to handle and apply date format into 'dd mmm yyyy' however when you focus on the mouse inside the input field the value is still dd/mm/yyyy. I want to render the value (when the mouse is inside the field) into same as how it is displayed dd mmm yyyy.

Manual key-in

If the mouse is away the field, it renders to the correct format

But when you go back inside the field, it's still dd/mm/yyyy

Thank you in advance for the help.

try67 · Answer

A format script changes the way the value of the script looks, but not the actual value itself. So when the user enters the field (to edit the value) it shows the original value it has, not the formatted version. Therefore, if they entered the date dd-mm-yyyy, that's what will be shown when they go back to edit it later on. The calendar wizard applies the selected date in the actual pattern you selected, so there's no change when you go to edit it later on.

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