Time for action – showing a date picker

Many applications will require the user to choose a date for an event, and with mobile devices there is a particular look to the "date picker" that you are shown. LiveCode lets us display such a control.

1. Copy the Test button from the Browser card, and paste it onto the DatePicker card.

2. Change the script to the following:

   on mouseUp
      iphonePickDate "date"
   end mouseUp

3. Select the Run tool and try the Test button. You'll see an error, because this is a mobile-only feature.

4. For a change, select iPhone or iPad Simulator from the Development/Test Target menu, and then choose Test from the Development menu.

5. You will see your stack open in the iOS simulator, and you can try the DatePicker and Test buttons, to see the iOS date picker being displayed.

6. Perform the same old Save As and install using the Organizer window steps in order to try the date picker on your iOS device.

7. Touch the DatePicker button on the menu card, and the Test button on the datepicker card. An...