messagesObject

The messages that DateInput uses. Use it to customize or localize the placeholders of each date/time part.

Example - customize column menu messages

<input id="dateinput" />
<script>
$("#dateinput").kendoDateInput({
    messages:{
        "year": "year",
        "month": "month",
        "day": "day",
        "weekday": "day of the week",
        "hour": "hours",
        "minute": "minutes",
        "second": "seconds",
        "dayperiod": "AM/PM"
    }
});
</script>

messages.yearString(default: "year")

The placeholder for the years part.

messages.monthString(default: "month")

The placeholder for the months part.

messages.dayString(default: "day")

The placeholder for the day of the month part.

messages.weekdayString(default: "day of the week")

The placeholder for the day of the week part.

messages.hourString(default: "hours")

The placeholder for the hours part.

messages.minuteString(default: "minutes")

The placeholder for the minutes part.

messages.secondString(default: "seconds")

The placeholder for the seconds part.

messages.dayperiodString(default: "AM/PM")

The placeholder for the AM/PM part.