# Date input (UI SDK): Controller

> `createDateInputController()` sets, clears or focuses the field from anywhere. Focus a part by its unit, like `"year"`.

Canonical: https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-input/examples/controller

Component docs: https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-input

## Add this example

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://hextaui.com/r/ui-sdk-date-input-controller.json
```

This adds `components/examples/ui-sdk-date-input/controller.tsx` with the Date input component and the HextaUI theme tokens.

## Source

```tsx title="components/examples/ui-sdk-date-input/controller.tsx"
"use client"

import * as React from "react"

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label"
import {
  DateInput,
  createDateInputController,
} from "@/components/ui/ui-sdk-date-input"

function UiSdkDateInputController() {
  const [controller] = React.useState(createDateInputController)

  return (
    <div className="flex w-full max-w-60 flex-col gap-2">
      <Label id="publish-on">Publish on</Label>
      <DateInput aria-labelledby="publish-on" controller={controller} />
      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 pt-1">
        <Button
          size="sm"
          variant="outline"
          onClick={() => controller.setValue("2026-12-25")}
        >
          Christmas
        </Button>
        <Button
          size="sm"
          variant="ghost"
          onClick={() => controller.focus("year")}
        >
          Edit year
        </Button>
        <Button size="sm" variant="ghost" onClick={() => controller.clear()}>
          Clear
        </Button>
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}

export { UiSdkDateInputController }
```

## Props in this example

### DateInput

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `controller` | `DateInputController` | – | From createDateInputController(). |

## More Date input examples

- [Date and time](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-input/examples/date-time)
- [Min and max](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-input/examples/min-max)
- [Unavailable dates](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-input/examples/unavailable)
- [Locale](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-input/examples/locale)
- [Form](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-input/examples/form)
- [Disabled](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-input/examples/disabled)
- [Read-only](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-input/examples/read-only)
- [Right to left](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-date-input/examples/rtl)