DateField API

API reference docs for the React DateField component. Learn about the props, CSS, and other APIs of this exported module.

Demos

For examples and details on the usage of this React component, visit the component demo pages:

Import

import { DateField } from '@mui/x-date-pickers-pro/DateField';
// or
import { DateField } from '@mui/x-date-pickers/DateField';
// or
import { DateField } from '@mui/x-date-pickers-pro';
// or
import { DateField } from '@mui/x-date-pickers';

You can learn about the difference by reading this guide on minimizing bundle size.

Component name

The name MuiDateField can be used when providing default props or style overrides in the theme.

Props

Props of the native component are also available.

Name	Type	Default	Description
autoFocus	bool	false	If `true`, the `input` element is focused during the first mount.
color	'error' \| 'info' \| 'primary' \| 'secondary' \| 'success' \| 'warning'	'primary'	The color of the component. It supports both default and custom theme colors, which can be added as shown in the palette customization guide.
components	object	{}	Deprecated - Please use `slots`. Overridable components.
componentsProps	object	{}	Deprecated - Please use `slotProps`. The props used for each component slot.
defaultValue	any		The default value. Use when the component is not controlled.
disabled	bool	false	If `true`, the component is disabled.
disableFuture	bool	false	If `true`, disable values after the current date for date components, time for time components and both for date time components.
disablePast	bool	false	If `true`, disable values before the current date for date components, time for time components and both for date time components.
focused	bool	false	If `true`, the component is displayed in focused state.
format	string		Format of the date when rendered in the input(s).
formatDensity	'dense' \| 'spacious'	"dense"	Density of the format when rendered in the input. Setting `formatDensity` to `"spacious"` will add a space before and after each `/`, `-` and `.` character.
FormHelperTextProps	object		Props applied to the `FormHelperText` element.
fullWidth	bool	false	If `true`, the input will take up the full width of its container.
helperText	node		The helper text content.
hiddenLabel	bool	false	If `true`, the label is hidden. This is used to increase density for a `FilledInput`. Be sure to add `aria-label` to the `input` element.
id	string		The id of the `input` element. Use this prop to make `label` and `helperText` accessible for screen readers.
InputLabelProps	object		Props applied to the `InputLabel` element. Pointer events like `onClick` are enabled if and only if `shrink` is `true`.
inputProps	object		Attributes applied to the `input` element.
InputProps	object		Props applied to the Input element. It will be a `FilledInput`, `OutlinedInput` or `Input` component depending on the `variant` prop value.
inputRef	func \| { current: any }		Pass a ref to the `input` element.
label	node		The label content.
margin	'dense' \| 'none' \| 'normal'	'none'	If `dense` or `normal`, will adjust vertical spacing of this and contained components.
maxDate	any		Maximal selectable date.
minDate	any		Minimal selectable date.
name	string		Name attribute of the `input` element.
onChange	func		Callback fired when the value changes. Signature: `function(value: TValue, context: FieldChangeHandlerContext<TError>) => void` value: The new value. context: The context containing the validation result of the current value.
onError	func		Callback fired when the error associated to the current value changes. Signature: `function(error: TError, value: TValue) => void` error: The new error. value: The value associated to the error.
onSelectedSectionsChange	func		Callback fired when the selected sections change. Signature: `function(newValue: FieldSelectedSections) => void` newValue: The new selected sections.
readOnly	bool	false	It prevents the user from changing the value of the field (not from interacting with the field).
referenceDate	any	The closest valid date using the validation props, except callbacks such as `shouldDisableDate`. Value is rounded to the most granular section used.	The date used to generate a part of the new value that is not present in the format when both `value` and `defaultValue` are empty. For example, on time fields it will be used to determine the date to set.
required	bool	false	If `true`, the label is displayed as required and the `input` element is required.
selectedSections	'all' \| 'day' \| 'hours' \| 'meridiem' \| 'minutes' \| 'month' \| 'seconds' \| 'weekDay' \| 'year' \| number \| { endIndex: number, startIndex: number }		The currently selected sections. This prop accept four formats: 1. If a number is provided, the section at this index will be selected. 2. If an object with a `startIndex` and `endIndex` properties are provided, the sections between those two indexes will be selected. 3. If a string of type `FieldSectionType` is provided, the first section with that name will be selected. 4. If `null` is provided, no section will be selected If not provided, the selected sections will be handled internally.
shouldDisableDate	func		Disable specific date. Signature: `function(day: TDate) => boolean` day: The date to test. returns (boolean): If `true` the date will be disabled.
shouldDisableMonth	func		Disable specific month. Signature: `function(month: TDate) => boolean` month: The month to test. returns (boolean): If `true`, the month will be disabled.
shouldDisableYear	func		Disable specific year. Signature: `function(year: TDate) => boolean` year: The year to test. returns (boolean): If `true`, the year will be disabled.
shouldRespectLeadingZeros	bool	`false`	If `true`, the format will respect the leading zeroes (e.g: on dayjs, the format `M/D/YYYY` will render `8/16/2018`) If `false`, the format will always add leading zeroes (e.g: on dayjs, the format `M/D/YYYY` will render `08/16/2018`) Warning n°1: Luxon is not able to respect the leading zeroes when using macro tokens (e.g: "DD"), so `shouldRespectLeadingZeros={true}` might lead to inconsistencies when using `AdapterLuxon`. Warning n°2: When `shouldRespectLeadingZeros={true}`, the field will add an invisible character on the sections containing a single digit to make sure `onChange` is fired. If you need to get the clean value from the input, you can remove this character using `input.value.replace(/\u200e/g, '')`. Warning n°3: When used in strict mode, dayjs and moment require to respect the leading zeros. This mean that when using `shouldRespectLeadingZeros={false}`, if you retrieve the value directly from the input (not listening to `onChange`) and your format contains tokens without leading zeros, the value will not be parsed by your library.
size	'medium' \| 'small'		The size of the component.
slotProps	object	{}	The props used for each component slot.
slots	object	{}	Overridable component slots.
sx	Array<func \| object \| bool> \| func \| object		The system prop that allows defining system overrides as well as additional CSS styles. See the `sx` page for more details.
timezone	string	The timezone of the `value` or `defaultValue` prop is defined, 'default' otherwise.	Choose which timezone to use for the value. Example: "default", "system", "UTC", "America/New_York". If you pass values from other timezones to some props, they will be converted to this timezone before being used. See the timezones documention for more details.
unstableFieldRef	func \| object		The ref object used to imperatively interact with the field.
value	any		The selected value. Used when the component is controlled.
variant	'filled' \| 'outlined' \| 'standard'	'outlined'	The variant to use.

Slots

Name	Type	Default	Description
textField	elementType	TextField from '@mui/material'	Form control with an input to render the value. Receives the same props as `@mui/material/TextField`.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

CSS

Rule name	Global class	Description
root	.MuiDateField-root	Styles applied to the root element.

You can override the style of the component using one of these customization options:

With a global class name.
With a rule name as part of the component's styleOverrides property in a custom theme.