HTML | DOM Input Datetime min Property
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.
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<!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 >w3wiki</ 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 > |
Output:
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After clicking the button:
Example 2: Setting the Input datetime min property
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<!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 >w3wiki</ 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