dateSelectTags()

Signature

dateSelectTags() — returns string

Available in: controller Category: Form Tag Functions

Description

dateSelectTags() is similar to dateSelect(), but instead of binding to a model object, it works directly with a name and selected value. It generates three select dropdowns (month, day, year) for form tags.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
name	string	yes	—	Name to populate in tag’s name attribute.
selected	string	no	—	Value of option that should be selected by default.
order	string	no	month,day,year	Use to change the order of or exclude date select tags.
separator	string	no		[see:dateSelect].
startYear	numeric	no	2018	First year in select list.
endYear	numeric	no	2028	Last year in select list.
monthDisplay	string	no	names	Pass in names, numbers, or abbreviations to control display.
monthNames	string	no	January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December	[see:dateSelect].
monthAbbreviations	string	no	Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov,Dec	[see:dateSelect].
includeBlank	any	no	false	Whether 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 -”).
label	string	no	—	The label text to use in the form control.
labelPlacement	string	no	around	Whether to place the label before, after, or wrapped around the form control. Label text placement can be controlled using aroundLeft or aroundRight.
prepend	string	no	—	String to prepend to the form control. Useful to wrap the form control with HTML tags.
append	string	no	—	String to append to the form control. Useful to wrap the form control with HTML tags.
prependToLabel	string	no	—	String to prepend to the form control’s label. Useful to wrap the form control with HTML tags.
appendToLabel	string	no	—	String to append to the form control’s label. Useful to wrap the form control with HTML tags.
combine	boolean	no	—	Set to false to not combine the select parts into a single DateTime object.
encode	any	no	true	Use this argument to decide whether the output of the function should be encoded in order to prevent Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Set it to true to encode all relevant output for the specific HTML element in question (e.g. tag content, attribute values, and URLs). For HTML elements that have both tag content and attribute values you can set this argument to attributes to only encode attribute values and not tag content.
$now	date	no	[runtime expression]

Examples

Example 1: Basic usage
#dateSelectTags(name="dateStart", selected=params.dateStart)#

Outputs month/day/year selects with the value pre-selected from params.dateStart.

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Example 2: Month and year only
#dateSelectTags(name="expiration", selected=params.expiration, order="month,year")#

Useful for credit card expiration date inputs.

Only month and year dropdowns appear.

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Example 3: Custom year range
#dateSelectTags(name="eventDate", startYear=2000, endYear=2030)#

Dropdown shows years 2000–2030.

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Example 4: Custom month display
#dateSelectTags(name="anniversary", monthDisplay="abbreviations")#

Months display as Jan, Feb, Mar… instead of full names.

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Example 5: Include blank options
#dateSelectTags(name="graduationDate", includeBlank="- Select Date -")#

Adds a blank option at the top of each dropdown with - Select Date -.

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Example 6: Using labels and custom HTML
#dateSelectTags(name="hireDate", label="Hire Date", labelPlacement="before", prepend="<div class='date-wrapper'>", append="</div>")#

Adds a label and wraps selects inside a <div> for styling.