angularstringangular-materialmat-datepicker

Convert a mat-datepicker into a String


I'm trying to have a reactive form in which there is some dates that are entered by the user using mat-datepicker. The problem I face is that the output of the mat-datepicker is a moment object containing the date. I want to get the date in a String (for example : "YYYY-MM-DD") and not an object.

Currently, the html template of my form component looks like that :

<form [formGroup]="myForm">
    <mat-form-field>
        <mat-label>Date d'expiration</mat-label>
        <input matInput [matDatepicker]="picker" formControlName="expireDate">
        <mat-datepicker-toggle matSuffix [for]="picker"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
        <mat-datepicker #picker></mat-datepicker>
    </mat-form-field>
</form>

And, my component looks like that :

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms'

declare var require: any
const moment = require('moment');
@Component({
  selector: 'app-form',
  templateUrl: './form.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./form.component.css'],
})
export class FormComponent implements OnInit{
  myForm : FormGroup;
  constructor(private fb: FormBuilder) { }
  ngOnInit(): void {
    this.myForm =  this.fb.group({
      expireDate: [moment(),[
        Validators.required,
      ]],
    });
  }
}

Thanks in advance!


Solution

  • HTML

    <form [formGroup]="myForm">
      <mat-form-field>
        <mat-label>Date d'expiration</mat-label>
        <input matInput [matDatepicker]="picker" formControlName="expireDate" (dateChange)="changeDatePicker()">
        <mat-datepicker-toggle matSuffix [for]="picker"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
        <mat-datepicker #picker></mat-datepicker>
      </mat-form-field>
    </form>
    

    TS

    Assign value to expiredate in formgroup

     changeDatePicker(): any {
            this.myForm.value.expireDate = moment(this.myForm.value.expireDate).format('YYYY-MM-DD');
          }
    

    HTML

    <form [formGroup]="myForm">
      <mat-form-field>
        <mat-label>Date d'expiration</mat-label>
        <input matInput [matDatepicker]="picker" formControlName="expireDate" (dateChange)="changeDatePicker()">
        <mat-datepicker-toggle matSuffix [for]="picker"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
        <mat-datepicker #picker></mat-datepicker>
      </mat-form-field>
    
      <mat-form-field>
        <mat-label>Date d'expiration</mat-label>
        <input matInput [matDatepicker]="picker1" formControlName="expireDate2" (dateChange)="changeDatePicker()">
        <mat-datepicker-toggle matSuffix [for]="picker1"></mat-datepicker-toggle>
        <mat-datepicker #picker1></mat-datepicker>
      </mat-form-field>
    </form>
    

    TS

    myForm = this.fb.group({
        expireDate: ['', Validators.required],
        expireDate2: ['', Validators.required],
      });
    
    changeDatePicker(): any {
        this.myForm.value.expireDate = (moment(this.myForm.value.expireDate).format('YYYY-MM-DD'));
        this.myForm.value.expireDate2 = (moment(this.myForm.value.expireDate2).format('YYYY-MM-DD'));
      }