DateChooser is a JavaBeans library for date selection. It contains 3 datepicker components: the panel, combo editor and a dialog window.

All components support visual property customization without any IDE. Main features: 1) Data.

Components give opportunity to select one date, the period or several several periods.

It is possible to establish only necessary opportunities for a selection (for example user can allow to choose no more than one date or one period).

Also bounding properies presented: the minimal date, the maximal date, the forbidden dates. 2) Controls.

By means of arrows there is a moving on days, PgUp/PgDown - switch months, Home/End - years.

To select several dates user can use the mouse dragging, click on cells, keeping pressed Ctrl and-or Shift.

Use Space key to select cell.

Keeping pressed Alt with a mouse click simply moves cursor to the need position without date selection. 3) Appearance customization.

Here appearance profiles of two types are used: Swing and Custom.

Swing has a small amount of parameters, and its main aim - the component with this profile should looks naturally among standart swing interface. 4) Visual editors for all properties presented.

If IDE does not support visual components customizing, it is possible to run library file (DateChooser.jar) and configue need components by means of visual editors (the component also is displayed taking into account all made changes).

All changes can be saved to the file and then loaded using a special service class (PermanentBean) 5) Customizer classes presented DateCooserXXXCusomizer which work only on the basis of thea analysis corresponding BeanInfo classes.

(so they can be used with other beans) 6) Localization.

The component supports all dates localizations presented in JDK.

The user editors and properties descriptions are localized too, but currently only for two languages: Russian and English.