Date Type - Source As Date
This sample explains the formatting options of the Date type with the date being available as date object.
Z2UI5_CL_SMPC_APP_282
Controls
sap.ui.core
UI5 1.71
The facts
- Repository
- abap2UI5/samples-controls
- Class
Z2UI5_CL_SMPC_APP_282- Source file
z2ui5_cl_smpc_app_282.clas.abap↗- Library
- sap.ui.core
- UI5 entity
sap.ui.model.type.Date- Demo kit sample
sap.ui.core.sample.TypeDateAsDate- SAP's own sample
- running at sdk.openui5.org ↗
- Minimum UI5
- 1.71 — the floor abap2UI5 holds its samples to
- In the playground
- runs in the browser, with no system and nothing installed
Keywords: date, sap.ui.model.type, typedateasdate, simpleform, label, datepicker, text
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" @keywords date sap.ui.model.type typedateasdate simpleform label datepicker text
" @summary This sample explains the formatting options of the Date type with the date being available as date object.
CLASS z2ui5_cl_smpc_app_282 DEFINITION PUBLIC.
PUBLIC SECTION.
INTERFACES z2ui5_if_app.
DATA date TYPE string.
PROTECTED SECTION.
DATA client TYPE REF TO z2ui5_if_client.
METHODS view_display.
PRIVATE SECTION.
ENDCLASS.
CLASS z2ui5_cl_smpc_app_282 IMPLEMENTATION.
METHOD z2ui5_if_app~main.
me->client = client.
IF client->check_on_init( ).
" original seeds UI5Date.getInstance( ) - a Date object; the ABAP model
" carries the same day as a yyyy-MM-dd string and a fixed date keeps the
" port deterministic
date = `2026-08-02`.
view_display( ).
ELSEIF client->check_on_navigated( ).
view_display( ).
ENDIF.
ENDMETHOD.
METHOD view_display.
DATA(view) = z2ui5_cl_ui5_view_builder=>factory( ).
" sap.ui.model.type.Date over a JSON model (TypeDateAsDate). The original
" model holds a Date OBJECT, which a JSON round-trip cannot carry, so every
" binding gains formatOptions.source pattern yyyy-MM-dd - the type then
" parses the string model value and writes it back in the same form.
view->ele( n = `View` ns = `mvc`
)->a( n = `xmlns` v = `sap.m`
)->a( n = `xmlns:mvc` v = `sap.ui.core.mvc`
)->a( n = `xmlns:form` v = `sap.ui.layout.form`
)->a( n = `xmlns:core` v = `sap.ui.core`
)->a( n = `core:require` v = `{DateType: 'sap/ui/model/type/Date'}`
)->ele( n = `SimpleForm` ns = `form`
)->a( n = `width` v = `auto`
)->a( n = `class` v = `sapUiResponsiveMargin`
)->a( n = `layout` v = `ResponsiveGridLayout`
)->a( n = `editable` v = `true`
)->a( n = `labelSpanL` v = `3`
)->a( n = `labelSpanM` v = `3`
)->a( n = `columnsL` v = `1`
)->a( n = `columnsM` v = `1`
)->a( n = `emptySpanL` v = `4`
)->a( n = `emptySpanM` v = `4`
)->a( n = `title` v = `Date Input`
)->ele( n = `content` ns = `form`
)->tag( `Label`
)->a( n = `text` v = `Date`
)->tag( `DatePicker`
)->a( n = `value` v = |\{ path: '{ client->_bind_path( date ) }', type: 'DateType', formatOptions: \{ source: \{ pattern: 'yyyy-MM-dd' \} \} \}|
)->end(
)->end(
)->ele( n = `SimpleForm` ns = `form`
)->a( n = `width` v = `auto`
)->a( n = `class` v = `sapUiResponsiveMargin`
)->a( n = `layout` v = `ResponsiveGridLayout`
)->a( n = `labelSpanL` v = `3`
)->a( n = `labelSpanM` v = `3`
)->a( n = `emptySpanL` v = `4`
)->a( n = `emptySpanM` v = `4`
)->a( n = `columnsL` v = `1`
)->a( n = `columnsM` v = `1`
)->a( n = `title` v = `Format Options`
)->ele( n = `content` ns = `form`
)->tag( `Label`
)->a( n = `text` v = `Short`
)->tag( `Text`
)->a( n = `text` v = |\{ path: '{ client->_bind_path( date ) }', type: 'DateType', formatOptions: \{ style: 'short', source: \{ pattern: 'yyyy-MM-dd' \} \} \}|
)->tag( `Label`
)->a( n = `text` v = `Medium`
)->tag( `Text`
)->a( n = `text` v = |\{ path: '{ client->_bind_path( date ) }', type: 'DateType', formatOptions: \{ style: 'medium', source: \{ pattern: 'yyyy-MM-dd' \} \} \}|
)->tag( `Label`
)->a( n = `text` v = `Long`
)->tag( `Text`
)->a( n = `text` v = |\{ path: '{ client->_bind_path( date ) }', type: 'DateType', formatOptions: \{ style: 'long', source: \{ pattern: 'yyyy-MM-dd' \} \} \}|
)->tag( `Label`
)->a( n = `text` v = `Full`
)->tag( `Text`
)->a( n = `text` v = |\{ path: '{ client->_bind_path( date ) }', type: 'DateType', formatOptions: \{ style: 'full', source: \{ pattern: 'yyyy-MM-dd' \} \} \}|
)->end(
)->end(
)->ele( n = `SimpleForm` ns = `form`
)->a( n = `width` v = `auto`
)->a( n = `class` v = `sapUiResponsiveMargin`
)->a( n = `layout` v = `ResponsiveGridLayout`
)->a( n = `labelSpanL` v = `3`
)->a( n = `labelSpanM` v = `3`
)->a( n = `emptySpanL` v = `4`
)->a( n = `emptySpanM` v = `4`
)->a( n = `columnsL` v = `1`
)->a( n = `columnsM` v = `1`
)->a( n = `title` v = `Relative Time Format`
)->ele( n = `content` ns = `form`
)->tag( `Label`
)->a( n = `text` v = `Relative Time`
)->tag( `Text`
)->a( n = `text` v = |\{ path: '{ client->_bind_path( date ) }', type: 'DateType', formatOptions: \{ relative: true, relativeScale: 'auto', source: \{ pattern: 'yyyy-MM-dd' \} \} \}|
)->end(
)->end( ).
client->view_display( view->stringify( ) ).
ENDMETHOD.
ENDCLASS.
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