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# QDateEdit Class Reference
[com.trolltech.qt.gui module]

The `QDateEdit` class provides a widget for editing dates based on the `QDateTimeEdit` widget. More...

Inherits `QDateTimeEdit`.

## Detailed Description

The `QDateEdit` class provides a widget for editing dates based on the `QDateTimeEdit` widget.

Many of the properties and functions provided by `QDateEdit` are implemented in `QDateTimeEdit`. The following properties are most relevant to users of this class:

- date holds the date displayed by the widget.
- minimumDate defines the minimum (earliest) date that can be set by the user.
- maximumDate defines the maximum (latest) date that can be set by the user.
- displayFormat contains a string that is used to format the date displayed in the widget.

| A date editing widget shown in the Windows XP widget style.
| A date editing widget shown in the Macintosh widget style.
| A date editing widget shown in the Plastique widget style.

See also `QTimeEdit` and `QDateTimeEdit`.