Datepicker in Angular

Step 1: Set Up an Angular Project

If you haven’t already, you need to set up an Angular project. You can do this using Angular CLI:

ng new datepicker-blog
cd datepicker-blog
ng serve

Step 2: Install Angular Material

Install Angular Material and its dependencies:

ng add @angular/material

Follow the prompts to include a prebuilt theme.

Step 3: Import the Datepicker Module

Open the src/app/app.module.ts file and import the MatDatepickerModule and MatNativeDateModule modules:

import { MatDatepickerModule } from '@angular/material/datepicker';
import { MatNativeDateModule } from '@angular/material/core';

Add them to the imports array in your @NgModule decorator:

@NgModule({
  declarations: [
    // ...
  ],
  imports: [
    // ...
    MatDatepickerModule,
    MatNativeDateModule,
  ],
  bootstrap: [AppComponent],
})
export class AppModule {}

Step 4: Create a Datepicker Component

Generate a new Angular component for the datepicker:

ng generate component datepicker

Step 5: Add the Datepicker to the Component

Open src/app/datepicker/datepicker.component.html and add the datepicker input field:

<mat-form-field>
  <input matInput [matDatepicker]="datepicker" placeholder="Select a date">
  <mat-datepicker-toggle matSuffix [for]="datepicker"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
  <mat-datepicker #datepicker></mat-datepicker>
</mat-form-field>

Step 6: Use the Datepicker Component

Open src/app/app.component.html and use the app-datepicker component:

<div style="text-align: center;">
  <h1>Datepicker Blog</h1>
  <app-datepicker></app-datepicker>
</div>

Step 7: Start the Application

You can now start your Angular application:

ng serve