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+---
+'@lion/input-date': patch
+---
+
+configure in constructor, so property effects use preconfigured value
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-# How To >> Creating a custom field ||20
-
-```js script
-import { html, render } from '@lion/core';
-import { Validator } from '@lion/form-core';
-
-import '@lion/input/define';
-import '../../docs/systems/form/assets/h-output.js';
-```
-
-Custom fields can be created in just a few steps. All you need is an interaction element (like for instance a slider, a listbox or a combobox) and connect it to the [input components](../../components/inputs/input/overview.md).
-
-## Prerequisite: an interaction element
-
-An interaction element provides the means for the end user to enter a certain value, just like native elements provide in this (think of `<input>`, `<textarea>` and `<select>`). An example of a non native element is the [slider design pattern](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices-1.1/#slider) described here.
-
-For this tutorial, we assume we have a component `<my-slider>` that exposes its value via property `mySliderValue` and sends an event `my-slider-changed` on every value change. To make it focusable, it has a tabindex=“0” applied.
-
-## Connecting the interaction element to the field
-
-Now we want to integrate the slider in our form framework to enrich the user interface, get
-validation support and get all the other [benefits of LionField](../../docs/systems/form/overview.md). We start by creating a component `<lion-slider>` that extends from `LionField`. Then we follow the steps below:
-
-### 1. Add your interaction element as ‘input slot'
-
-Here you return the element the user interacts with. By configuring it as a slot, it will end up in light DOM, ensuring the best accessibility for the end user.
-
-### 2. Proxy event `my-slider-changed` to `user-input-changed` event
-
-The `user-input-changed` event is listened to by the FormatMixin: it should be regarded as the equivalent of the `input` event of the platform, but for custom built interaction elements.
-
-### 3. Proxy property `<my-slider>.mySliderValue` to `<lion-slider>.value`
-
-Every time the `user-input-changed` fires, the value of `<my-slider>` is synchronized with the [`modelValue`](../../docs/systems/form/model-value.md) of `<my-slider>`. Now the cycle is complete: the modelValue connects your interaction element to all logic inside the LionField.
-
-Steps as described can be implemented with the following javascript:
-
-```js
-import { LionField } from '@lion/form-core';
-import './my-slider.js';
-
-export class LionSlider extends LionField {
-  // 1. Add your interaction element as ‘input slot'
-  get slots() {
-    return {
-      ...super.slots,
-      input: () => document.createElement(‘my-slider’),
-    };
-  }
-
-  // 2. Proxy event `my-slider-changed` to `user-input-changed` event
-  connectedCallback() {
-    super.connectedCallback();
-    this.addEventListener('my-slider-changed',  this._proxyChangeEvent);
-  }
-
-  _proxyChangeEvent() {
-    this._inputNode.dispatchEvent(
-      new CustomEvent('user-input-changed', { bubbles: true, composed: true }),
-    );
-  }
-
-  // 3. Proxy property `<my-slider>.mySliderValue` to `<lion-slider>.value`
-  get value() {
-    return Array.from(this.children).find(child => child.slot === 'input').mySliderValue;
-  }
-
-  set value(newV) {
-    Array.from(this.children).find(child => child.slot === 'input').mySliderValue = newV;
-  }
-}
-```
-
-That was all. Now you can enhance your slider by writing custom validators for it or by writing a parser to get a custom modelValue type.
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+# How To >> Extend a native Input ||20
+
+```js script
+import { html } from '@lion/core';
+import { LionInput } from '@lion/input';
+import { LionInputDate } from '@lion/input-date';
+import { loadDefaultFeedbackMessages } from '@lion/validate-messages';
+import '@lion/input/define';
+import '../../docs/systems/form/assets/h-output.js';
+
+loadDefaultFeedbackMessages();
+```
+
+Input fields can be created by extending [LionInput](../../components/inputs/input/overview.md).
+
+> In case you want to wrap a custom form element, follow [Create a custom Field](./create-a-custom-field.md).
+
+For this tutorial, we create an input that wraps native `input[type=datetime-local]`.
+This is as simple as adding a type:
+
+```js preview-story
+export const extendLionInput = () => {
+  class LionInputDatetime extends LionInput {
+    constructor() {
+      super();
+      this.type = 'datetime-local';
+    }
+  }
+  customElements.define('lion-input-datetime', LionInputDatetime);
+
+  return html`<lion-input-datetime label="With Date string"></lion-input-datetime>
+    <h-output .show="${['modelValue', 'touched', 'dirty', 'focused']}"></h-output>`;
+};
+```
+
+However, we might want to have a more advanced modelValue. In the example above, our modelValue is
+a serialized datetime string.
+If we want our modelValue to be of type Date, we should do the following:
+
+```js preview-story
+export const extendLionInputDate = () => {
+  function toIsoDatetime(d) {
+    return d && new Date(d.getTime() - d.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000).toISOString().split('.')[0];
+  }
+  function fromIsoDatetime(value) {
+    return new Date(value);
+  }
+
+  class LionInputDatetimeWithObject extends LionInputDate {
+    constructor() {
+      super();
+      this.type = 'datetime-local';
+      this.parser = fromIsoDatetime;
+      this.deserializer = fromIsoDatetime;
+      this.serializer = toIsoDatetime;
+      this.formatter = toIsoDatetime;
+    }
+  }
+  customElements.define('lion-input-datetime-with-object', LionInputDatetimeWithObject);
+
+  return html`<lion-input-datetime-with-object
+      label="With Date object"
+    ></lion-input-datetime-with-object>
+    <h-output .show="${['modelValue', 'touched', 'dirty', 'focused']}"></h-output>`;
+};
+```