Ajax Full Featured Calendar

Introduction to Ajax Full Featured Calendar

The Ajax Full Featured Calendar is a popular and widely used JavaScript library for creating interactive and customizable calendars on web pages. It provides a range of features and options to help you create a calendar that meets your specific needs. In this tutorial, we will take you through the steps to install and use the Ajax Full Featured Calendar on your website.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have a basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You will also need to have a text editor or IDE installed on your computer, as well as a web development environment set up.

Step 1: Installing the Ajax Full Featured Calendar

To install the Ajax Full Featured Calendar, you can download the latest version from the official website or use a package manager like npm or bower. Once you have downloaded the files, extract them to a directory on your computer.

Step 2: Including the CSS and JavaScript Files

To use the Ajax Full Featured Calendar, you need to include the CSS and JavaScript files in your HTML document. You can do this by adding the following code to the head section of your HTML document:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="calendar/fullcalendar.css" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="calendar/fullcalendar.min.js"></script>

Replace "calendar" with the actual directory path where you extracted the Ajax Full Featured Calendar files.

Step 3: Creating the Calendar Container

Create a div element in your HTML document where you want to display the calendar:

<div id="calendar"></div>

This div element will serve as the container for the calendar.

Step 4: Initializing the Calendar

To initialize the calendar, you need to call the $('#calendar').fullCalendar() method and pass in the options and events data. Here's an example:

<script type="text/javascript">
  $(document).ready(function() {
    $('#calendar').fullCalendar({
      // options and events data go here
    });
  });
</script>

The options and events data can be customized to suit your specific needs. For example, you can set the default date range, define custom event handlers, and more.

Step 5: Configuring the Calendar Options

The Ajax Full Featured Calendar provides a range of options that you can customize to suit your specific needs. Here are some common options:

• defaultDate: sets the default date range
• firstDay: sets the first day of the week
• weekends: sets whether to display weekends
• events: sets the events data
• eventClick: sets the event click handler
• select: sets the selection handler

Here's an example of how to set some of these options:

$('#calendar').fullCalendar({
  defaultDate: '2019-06-01',
  firstDay: 1,
  weekends: true,
  events: [
    {
      title: 'Event 1',
      start: '2019-06-05',
      end: '2019-06-06'
    },
    {
      title: 'Event 2',
      start: '2019-06-08',
      end: '2019-06-09'
    }
  ],
  eventClick: function(event) {
    alert('You clicked on event ' + event.title);
  },
  select: function(start, end) {
    alert('You selected ' + start + ' to ' + end);
  }
});

Step 6: Adding Events

To add events to the calendar, you can use the events option and pass in an array of event objects. Each event object should have the following properties:

• title: the title of the event
• start: the start date and time of the event
• end: the end date and time of the event

Here's an example of how to add events:

$('#calendar').fullCalendar({
  events: [
    {
      title: 'Event 1',
      start: '2019-06-05',
      end: '2019-06-06'
    },
    {
      title: 'Event 2',
      start: '2019-06-08',
      end: '2019-06-09'
    }
  ]
});

Step 7: Customizing the Calendar Appearance

The Ajax Full Featured Calendar provides a range of options for customizing the calendar appearance. You can change the font size, color, and background color, as well as add custom CSS styles.

Here's an example of how to customize the calendar appearance:

$('#calendar').fullCalendar({
  theme: 'blue',
  font: 'Arial',
  font_size: 12,
  font_color: 'white',
  background_color: 'black'
});

Conclusion

That's it! You have now successfully installed and configured the Ajax Full Featured Calendar on your website. You can customize the calendar options and events data to suit your specific needs. With this tutorial, you should be able to create a calendar that meets your requirements.