The Day component collects a date as separate day, month and year fields. It suits dates people know by heart, such as a date of birth, where scrolling through a calendar is slow. The month is chosen from a list; the day and year are typed.
Settings
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Setting |
Tab |
What it does |
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Day first |
Display |
Shows the day before the month, as in many countries outside the US |
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Use Locale Settings |
Display |
Orders the fields according to the user's language setting |
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Hide Day, Hide Month, Hide Year |
Display |
Leave out a part, for example hide the day for a card expiry month and year |
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Day / Month / Year Placeholder |
Display |
Hint text in each box |
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Inputs Label Position |
Display |
Where the Day, Month and Year labels appear |
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Use Current |
Data |
Starts with today's date |
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Require Day, Require Month, Require Year |
Validation |
Which parts must be filled in |
For all other settings, see Common Component Settings.
How the date is saved
The date is saved as text with two-digit day and month and a four-digit year:
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Setup |
March 7, 1985 is saved as |
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Default (month first) |
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Day first |
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Hide Day (November 2027) |
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Keep this in mind when mapping to PDFs or other systems, and when using the value in scripts. Unlike Date / Time, no time zone is involved.