[ui.DatePicker] Multiple periods with an attached classname

[graste]

For displaying multiple valid periods of time in the calendar it would be cool, if it's possible to define multiple "minDate" and "maxDate" options. Something like a multi-dimensional array with min-/maxDates could be used, I suppose. Another useful feature for this would be to add a CSS classname to each array element. With that you could highlight specific periods or just color them differently (think in terms of booking systems etc.)

With the above additions a calendar could contain multiple valid periods to either select from or display, while having different colors for each period.

[graste]

​http://www.frequency-decoder.com/2006/10/02/unobtrusive-date-picker-widgit-update

The above date picker lets you add invalid dates in a YYYYMMDD-format with *-wildcards like:

// Disable specific dates 
datePickerCtrl.datePickers["elemid"].setDisabledDates(["20061225", "****1231", "******01"]);

Using such a format could be used to disable specific dates for selection in a very brief form.

[dmethvin]

This should be filed in the UI bug tracker if still relevant.

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