React Time Picker Component Implementation and Usage Guide

Learn how to implement time picker functionality in your React applications. This tutorial demonstrates using the `react-time-picker` library, covering installation, component usage, customization options, and handling user-selected time values for seamless integration into your forms and applications.

React Time Picker Components and Implementation

Introduction to Time Pickers

A time picker is a UI component that allows users to select a specific time. This is commonly used in forms and applications where time selection is required.

React Time Picker Libraries

Several libraries provide time picker functionality for React. A popular choice is `react-time-picker`.

Installation

Install using npm or yarn:

# npm
npm install react-time-picker --save

# yarn
yarn add react-time-picker

Basic Usage

After installation, import and use the `TimePicker` component:

import TimePicker from 'react-time-picker';
import React, { useState } from 'react';

const MyComponent = () => {
  const [value, onChange] = useState('10:00');
  return (
    <TimePicker onChange={onChange} value={value} />
  );
};

Note: `react-time-picker` works well with `react-date-picker` or `react-datetime-picker` for combined date and time selection.

Getting Started: React Version Compatibility

The `react-time-picker` library supports React 16.3 and later. For older React versions, check the compatibility table in the original documentation (this table was included in the original text but is omitted here for brevity).

Custom Styling

To customize the styles, import the library without the default stylesheet:

import TimePicker from 'react-time-picker/dist/entry.nostyle';

You'll then need to include the necessary CSS files (`react-time-picker/dist/TimePicker.css` and `react-clock/dist/Clock.css`) in your project.

Properties and Configuration

The `react-time-picker` component offers many customizable properties (refer to the table in the original content which is omitted here for brevity, but the descriptions of each property were included).

Types of Time Pickers

Different UI designs are possible for time pickers. Here are some common types:

• Dropdown: Simple dropdown menus for selecting hours and minutes.
• Scroll: Users scroll to select the time.
• Wheel: A visual clock where users select the time by rotating a wheel.

Implementing a Time Picker with Material-UI

Material-UI is a popular React library that provides pre-built UI components, including a time picker. Here's how to implement it (This section requires installing Node.js and npm):

Create a React App

npx create-react-app time-picker

Install Libraries

cd time-picker
npm install @date-io/date-fns date-fns @mui/material @mui/lab @emotion/react @emotion/styled

Time Picker Component (using Material-UI)

import * as React from 'react';
import Stack from '@mui/material/Stack';
import AdapterDateFns from '@mui/lab/AdapterDateFns';
import LocalizationProvider from '@mui/lab/LocalizationProvider';
import DateTimePicker from '@mui/lab/DateTimePicker';
import TimePicker from '@mui/lab/TimePicker';
// ... (rest of the code from the original example)

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