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Custom components

The date picker lets you customize sub-components.

Overriding components

You can override the internal elements of the component (known as "slots") using the slots prop.

Use the slotProps prop if you need to pass additional props to a component slot.

As an example, you could override the ActionBar and pass additional props to the custom component as shown below:

<DatePicker
  {...otherProps}
  slots={{
    // Override default <ActionBar /> with a custom one
    actionBar: CustomActionBar,
  }}
  slotProps={{
    // pass props `actions={['clear']}` to the actionBar slot
    actionBar: { actions: ['clear'] },
  }}
/>

Action bar

Component props

The action bar is available on all picker components. It is located at the bottom of the picker's views. By default, it contains no action on desktop, and the actions Cancel and Accept on mobile.

You can override the actions displayed by passing the actions prop to the actionBar within slotProps, as shown here:

<DatePicker
  slotProps={{
    // The actions will be the same between desktop and mobile
    actionBar: {
      actions: ['clear'],
    },
    // The actions will be different between desktop and mobile
    actionBar: ({ wrapperVariant }) => ({
      actions: wrapperVariant === 'desktop' ? [] : ['clear'],
    }),
  }}
/>

In the example below, the action bar contains only one button, which resets the selection to today's date:

Select date

Thu, Apr 7

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Press Enter to start editing

Available actions

The built-in ActionBar component supports four different actions:

Action Behavior
accept Accept the current value and close the picker view
cancel Reset to the last accepted date and close the picker view
clear Reset to the empty value and close the picker view
today Reset to today's date (and time if relevant) and close the picker view

Component

If you need to customize the date picker beyond the options described above, you can provide a custom component. This can be used in combination with slotProps.

In the example below, the actions are the same as in the section above, but they are rendered inside a menu:

Select date

Thu, Apr 7

SMTWTFS
Press Enter to start editing

Tabs

The tabs are available on all date time picker components.

Component props

You can override the icons displayed by passing props to the tabs within slotProps, as shown here:

<DateTimePicker
  slotProps={{
    tabs: {
      dateIcon: <LightModeIcon />,
      timeIcon: <AcUnitIcon />,
    },
  }}
/>

By default, the tabs are hidden on desktop, and visible on mobile. This behavior can be overridden by setting the hidden prop:

<DateTimePicker
  slotProps={{
    tabs: {
      hidden: false,
    },
  }}
/>

Component

If you need to customize the date time picker beyond the options described above, you can provide a custom component. This can be used in combination with slotProps.

In the example below, the tabs are using different icons and have an additional component:

Select date & time
:
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Press Enter to start editing

Arrow switcher

The following slots let you customize how to render the buttons and icons for an arrow switcher component—the component to navigate to the "Previous" and "Next" steps of the picker: PreviousIconButton, NextIconButton, LeftArrowIcon, RightArrowIcon.

Component props

You can pass props to the icons and buttons as shown below:

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Component

You can pass custom components—to replace the icons, for example—as shown below:

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API

See the documentation below for a complete reference to all of the props and classes available to the components mentioned here.