Can I change mindate message?

Question

I am trying to change the min date message from "please select a value that is not earlier than 2018-10-02" to something like "please select a value that is not earlier than 02-10-2018".

Is it possible to change the date format of that message?

My code:

<input style="font-family: Arial;"
       class="date_input"
       type="date"
       id="dates" name="dates"
       min="<?php echo $today;?>"
       value="<?php echo $today;?>" />

show the code responsible for generating the err message – treyBake Oct 02 '18 at 08:59 — treyBake, Oct 02 '18 at 08:59
@treyBake it is a standard firefox message – J.vee Dec 20 '18 at 12:57 — J.vee, Dec 20 '18 at 12:57

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 02 '18 at 09:01

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You can use oninvalid:

<input style="font-family: Arial;"
       class="date_input"
       oninvalid="setCustomValidity('Some message about minimum date')
       type="date"
       id="dates" name="dates"
       min="<?php echo $today;?>"
       value="<?php echo $today;?>" />

answered Oct 02 '18 at 09:01

Maor Refaeli

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inline js should be avoided as is bad practice that leads to hard-to maintain code – treyBake Oct 02 '18 at 09:02
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I don't think this single line is going to become a maintenance problem... this is also the shortest way to demonstrate the issue in an answer. @ThisGuyHasTwoThumbs Your somewhat nit picking here. – Liam Oct 02 '18 at 09:03
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@Liam true, a single line won't but if OP doesn't know it's bad practice and uses it for every input ... it quickly adds up – treyBake Oct 02 '18 at 09:04
It doesnt change the format of the error date... just ommits the date... any solution to that format changing? – Tamplix Oct 03 '22 at 08:35

Can I change mindate message?

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