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dateTimeSelect()

dateTimeSelect() — returns any

Builds and returns a string containing six select form controls (three for date selection and the remaining three for time selection) based on the supplied objectName and property.

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
objectNameanyyesThe variable name of the object to build the form control for.
propertystringyesThe name of the property to use in the form control.
associationstringyesThe name of the association that the property is located on. Used for building nested forms that work with nested properties. If you are building a form with deep nesting, simply pass in a list to the nested object, and Wheels will figure it out.
positionstringyesThe position used when referencing a hasMany relationship in the association argument. Used for building nested forms that work with nested properties. If you are building a form with deep nestings, simply pass in a list of positions, and Wheels will figure it out.
dateOrderstringyesmonth,day,yearUse to change the order of or exclude date select tags.
dateSeperatorstringyesUse to change the character that is displayed between the date select tags.
startYearnumericyes2009First year in select list.
startYearnumericyes2019Last year in select list.
monthDisplaystringyesnamesPass in names, numbers, or abbreviations to control display.
timeOrderstringyeshour,minute,secondUse to change the order of or exclude time select tags.
timeSeparatorstringyes:Use to change the character that is displayed between the time select tags.
minuteStepnumericyes1Pass in 10 to only show minute 10, 20, 30, etc.
secondStepnumericyes1Pass in 10 to only show seconds 10, 20, 30, etc
separatorstringyes-Use to change the character that is displayed between the first and second set of select tags.
includeBlankanyyesfalseWhether to include a blank option in the select form control. Pass true to include a blank line or a string that should represent what display text should appear for the empty value (for example, ”- Select One -”).
labelstringyesfalseThe label text to use in the form control.
labelPlacementstringyesaroundWhether to place the label before, after, or wrapped around the form control. Label text placement can be controlled using aroundLeft or aroundRight.
prependstringyesString to prepend to the form control. Useful to wrap the form control with HTML tags.
appendstringyesString to append to the form control. Useful to wrap the form control with HTML tags.
prependToLabelstringyesString to prepend to the form control’s label. Useful to wrap the form control with HTML tags.
appendToLabelstringyesString to append to the form control’s label. Useful to wrap the form control with HTML tags.
errorElementstringyesspanHTML tag to wrap the form control with when the object contains errors.
errorClassstringyesfieldWithErrorsThe class name of the HTML tag that wraps the form control when there are errors.
combinebooleanyesSet to false to not combine the select parts into a single DateTime object.
twelveHourbooleanyesfalsewhether to display the hours in 24 or 12 hour format. 12 hour format has AM/PM drop downs
dateTimeSelect(objectName, property [, association, position, dateOrder, dateSeparator, startYear, endYear, monthDisplay, timeOrder, timeSeparator, minuteStep, secondStep, separator, includeBlank, label, labelPlacement, prepend, append, prependToLabel, appendToLabel, errorElement, errorClass, combine, twelveHour ]) <!--- View code --->
<cfoutput>
    #dateTimeSelect(objectName="article", property="publishedAt")#
</cfoutput>

<!--- Show fields for month, day, hour, and minute --->
<cfoutput>
    #dateTimeSelect(objectName="appointment", property="dateTimeStart", dateOrder="month,day", timeOrder="hour,minute")#
</cfoutput>