### Basic Initializations

Add a simple datetimepicker to jQuery UI's datepicker

    		$('#basic_example_1').timepicker();

Add only a timepicker:

    		$('#basic_example_2').timepicker();

Format the time:

    		$('#basic_example_3').datetimepicker({
    			timeFormat: "hh:mm tt"
    		});

Timepicker comes with a collection of localization files and one combined file with all available localizations. $.timepicker.regional["your localization code here"] is a simple object with preset options:

    		$('#basic_example_4').timepicker(
    			$.timepicker.regional['es']
    		);

### Using Timezones

Simplest timezone usage:

    		$('#timezone_example_1').datetimepicker({
    			timeFormat: 'hh:mm tt z'
    		});

Define your own timezone options:

    		$('#timezone_example_2').datetimepicker({
    			timeFormat: 'HH:mm z',
    			timezoneList: [
    					{ value: -300, label: 'Eastern'},
    					{ value: -360, label: 'Central' },
    					{ value: -420, label: 'Mountain' },
    					{ value: -480, label: 'Pacific' }
    				]
    		});

### Slider Modifications

Add a grid to each slider:

    			$('#slider_example_1').timepicker({
    				hourGrid: 4,
    				minuteGrid: 10,
    				timeFormat: 'hh:mm tt'
    			});

Set the interval step of sliders:

    		$('#slider_example_2').datetimepicker({
    			timeFormat: 'HH:mm:ss',
    			stepHour: 2,
    			stepMinute: 10,
    			stepSecond: 10
    		});

Add sliderAccess plugin for touch devices:

    			$('#slider_example_3').datetimepicker({
    				addSliderAccess: true,
    				sliderAccessArgs: { touchonly: false }
    			});

### Alternate Fields

Alt field in the simplest form:

    		$('#alt_example_1').datetimepicker({
    			altField: "#alt_example_1_alt"
    		});

With datetime in both:

    			$('#alt_example_2').datetimepicker({
    				altField: "#alt_example_2_alt",
    				altFieldTimeOnly: false
    			});

Format the altField differently:

    			$('#alt_example_3').datetimepicker({
    				altField: "#alt_example_3_alt",
    				altFieldTimeOnly: false,
    				altFormat: "yy-mm-dd",
    				altTimeFormat: "h:m t",
    				altSeparator: " @ "
    			});

With inline mode using altField:

    			$('#alt_example_4').datetimepicker({
    				altField: "#alt_example_4_alt",
    				altFieldTimeOnly: false
    			});

### Time Input

Allows time displayed inside the picker to allow being typed in.

    		$('#input_example_1').datetimepicker({
    			timeInput: true,
    			timeFormat: "hh:mm tt"
    		});

Don't show any sliders, only the time input.

    			$('#input_example_2').datetimepicker({
    				timeInput: true,
    				timeFormat: "hh:mm tt",
    				showHour: false,
    				showMinute: false
    			});

### Time Restraints

Set the min/max hour of every date:

    			$('#rest_example_1').timepicker({
    				hourMin: 8,
    				hourMax: 16
    			});

Set the min/max date numerically:

    			$('#rest_example_2').datetimepicker({
    				numberOfMonths: 2,
    				minDate: 0,
    				maxDate: 30
    			});

Set the min/max date and time with a Date object:

    			$('#rest_example_3').datetimepicker({
    				minDate: new Date(2010, 11, 20, 8, 30),
    				maxDate: new Date(2010, 11, 31, 17, 30)
    			});

### Time Ranges

Restrict a start and end date by using onSelect and onClose events for more control over functionality:

For more examples and advanced usage grab the Handling Time eBook.

    var startDateTextBox = $('#range_example_1_start');
    var endDateTextBox = $('#range_example_1_end');

    startDateTextBox.datetimepicker({
    	timeFormat: 'HH:mm z',
    	onClose: function(dateText, inst) {
    		if (endDateTextBox.val() != '') {
    			var testStartDate = startDateTextBox.datetimepicker('getDate');
    			var testEndDate = endDateTextBox.datetimepicker('getDate');
    			if (testStartDate > testEndDate)
    				endDateTextBox.datetimepicker('setDate', testStartDate);
    		}
    		else {
    			endDateTextBox.val(dateText);
    		}
    	},
    	onSelect: function (selectedDateTime){
    		endDateTextBox.datetimepicker('option', 'minDate', startDateTextBox.datetimepicker('getDate') );
    	}
    });
    endDateTextBox.datetimepicker({
    	timeFormat: 'HH:mm z',
    	onClose: function(dateText, inst) {
    		if (startDateTextBox.val() != '') {
    			var testStartDate = startDateTextBox.datetimepicker('getDate');
    			var testEndDate = endDateTextBox.datetimepicker('getDate');
    			if (testStartDate > testEndDate)
    				startDateTextBox.datetimepicker('setDate', testEndDate);
    		}
    		else {
    			startDateTextBox.val(dateText);
    		}
    	},
    	onSelect: function (selectedDateTime){
    		startDateTextBox.datetimepicker('option', 'maxDate', endDateTextBox.datetimepicker('getDate') );
    	}
    });

Timepicker also includes some shortcut methods for ranges:

    var startDateTextBox = $('#range_example_2_start');
    var endDateTextBox = $('#range_example_2_end');

    $.timepicker.datetimeRange(
    	startDateTextBox,
    	endDateTextBox,
    	{
    		minInterval: (1000*60*60), // 1hr
    		dateFormat: 'dd M yy',
    		timeFormat: 'HH:mm',
    		start: {}, // start picker options
    		end: {} // end picker options
    	}
    );

To use only times for a time range use $.timepicker.timeRange():

    var startTimeTextBox = $('#range_example_3_start');
    var endTimeTextBox = $('#range_example_3_end');

    $.timepicker.timeRange(
    	startTimeTextBox,
    	endTimeTextBox,
    	{
    		minInterval: (1000*60*60), // 1hr
    		timeFormat: 'HH:mm',
    		start: {}, // start picker options
    		end: {} // end picker options
    	}
    );

Even though this plugin focuses on datetime, it also provides a dateRange function:

    var startDateTextBox = $('#range_example_4_start');
    var endDateTextBox = $('#range_example_4_end');

    $.timepicker.dateRange(
    	startDateTextBox,
    	endDateTextBox,
    	{
    		minInterval: (1000*60*60*24*4), // 4 days
    		maxInterval: (1000*60*60*24*8), // 8 days
    		start: {}, // start picker options
    		end: {} // end picker options
    	}
    );

### Utilities

Get and Set Datetime with the getDate and setDate methods. This example uses timezone to demonstrate the timepicker regonizes the timezones and computes the offsets when getting and setting.

    var ex13 = $('#utility_example_1');

    ex13.datetimepicker({
    	timeFormat: 'hh:mm tt z',
    	separator: ' @ ',
    	showTimezone: true
    });

    $('#utility_example_1_setdt').click(function(){
    	ex13.datetimepicker('setDate', (new Date()) );
    });

    $('#utility_example_1_getdt').click(function(){
    	alert(ex13.datetimepicker('getDate'));
    });

Use the utility function to format your own time. $.datepicker.formatTime(format, time, options)

format
  required - string represenation of the time format to use
time
  required - hash: { hour, minute, second, millisecond, timezone }
options
  optional - hash of any options in regional translation (ampm, amNames, pmNames..)

Returns a time string in the specified format.

    $('#utility_example_2').text(
    	$.datepicker.formatTime('HH:mm z', { hour: 14, minute: 36, timezone: '+2000' }, {})
    );

Use the utility function to parses a formatted time. $.datepicker.parseTime(format, timeString, options)

format
  required - string represenation of the time format to use
time
  required - time string matching the format given in parameter 1
options
  optional - hash of any options in regional translation (ampm, amNames, pmNames..)

Returns an object with hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, timezone.

    $('#utility_example_3').text(JSON.stringify(
    	$.datepicker.parseTime('HH:mm:ss:l z', "14:36:21:765 +2000", {})
    ));