jquery date dropdowns

#jQuery Dropdown Datepicker

A simple date select plugin.
####Demo

##Installation
####Bower
bower install -S jquery-date-dropdowns

##Usage
####Instantiation

 $("#date_of_birth").dateDropdowns({
     configOption: configValue
 });

The plugin can be initialised either directly on an input field, or on a container element (e.g. a <div>).

####Date Validation
The Day dropdown’s options change automatically depending on the month selected. If the day value is rendered invalid after the selection of a month (e.g. selecting February when the selected day is 31st) the day dropdown is reset and a class of invalid is applied, remaining until a valid day is selected.

##Configuration Options

####dayLabel

Type: string
Default: Day

Identifies the “Day” dropdown

####daySuffixes

Type: boolean
Default: true

Indicates whether day numbers should include their suffixes when displayed to the user (e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd)

####daySuffixValues

Type: array
Default: ['st', 'nd', 'rd', 'th']

Ordinal indicators (can be overridden for internationalisation purposes)

####defaultDate

Type: string
Default: null

Populate the widget with a default date. Use with defaultDateFormat

####defaultDateFormat

Type: string
Default: yyyy-mm-dd
Options: dd/mm/yyyy, mm/dd/yyyy

The format of the date string provided to defaultDate

####displayFormat

Type: string
Default: dmy
Options: myd, ymd

Specify the order in which the dropdown fields should be rendered. Defaults to Day Month Year

####dropdownClass

Type: string
Default: null

Set the class attribute of generated dropdown elements

####initialDayMonthYearValues

Type: array
Default: ['Day', 'Month', 'Year']

Initial dropdown values (can be overridden for internationalisation purposes)

####maxAge

Type: int
Default: 120

Indicates the maximum age the widget will accept

####maxYear

Type: int
Default: null

The highest year option that will be available. Note: this will take precedence over minAge

####minAge

Type: int
Default: 0

Indicates the minimum age the widget will accept

####minYear

Type: int
Default: null

The lowest year option that will ba available. Note: this will take precedence over maxAge

####monthFormat

Type: string
Default: long
Options: numeric, short

Specify the format dates should be in when presented to the user

####monthLabel

Type: string
Default: Month

Identifies the “Month” dropdown

####monthLongValues

Type: array
Default: ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December']

Long month dropdown values (can be overridden for internationalisation purposes)

####monthShortValues

Type: array
Default: ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec']

Short month dropdown values (can be overridden for internationalisation purposes)

####monthSuffixes

type: boolean
Default: true

Indicates whether month numbers should include their suffixes when displayed to the user (e.g. 1st, 2nd, 3rd)

####required

Type: boolean
Default: false

Whether the required html5 attribute should be applied to the generated <select/> elements

####submitFieldName

Type: string
Default: date

Specify the name attribute for the hidden field that will contain the formatted date for submission. Note: this will overwrite an existing name attribute on an input element

####submitFormat

Type: string
Default: yyyy-mm-dd

Specify the format the submitted date should take using dd, mm and yyyy placeholders. For example dd/mm/yyyy will render 30/12/2000

####wrapperClass

Type: string
Default: date-dropdowns

Specify a classname to add to the widget wrapper

####yearLabel

Type: string
Default: Year

Identifies the “Year” dropdown

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###Methods

####destroy

Call the destroy method to undo any changes made during the plugin’s initialisation.

Example:

$("#date-dropdown").dateDropdowns('destroy');

###Contributing
Feel free to submit any fixes or propose any additional functionality via pull request or issue, making sure any changes take place in /src. Any code changes must pass the JSHint validation, and where possible also update the minified file.

####Minification and Validation
Both are automated via Grunt. Run npm_install to install the required dependencies, then run grunt from the root of the project to handle the tasks.

###To Come

• Ability to specify relative dates as default values (e.g. today, +1 week or my wedding anniversary).
• Ability to pass an instantiated date() object as a default value
• Similarly formatted time inputs (hours : minutes, optional seconds). This is likely to be a separate file to avoid unnecessary bloat for users who only need date inputs, but a merged version should also be available.
• And maybe more, who knows…