Feature Request: Enhanced Column Visibility Customization

[KevinvdBurg]

Summary: Introduce the ability to hide specific columns in various modes (date, time, datetime) of the react-native-date-picker component for better flexibility and user experience.

Background: The react-native-date-picker offers an extensive selection experience for date, time, and datetime. However, there are instances where developers might need a more streamlined selection process by showing only specific columns, thereby eliminating potential distractions.

Details: For the Date Mode, the proposed enhancements are:

1. Hide the Day Column: Allow selection of just the month and year.
2. Hide the Day and Month Columns: Focus only on the year.
3. Hide the Year Column: Allow selection of just the day and month.

For the Time Mode, the enhancements can be: Hide the Minute Column: Allow selection of just the hour. Hide the Hour Column: Allow selection of just the minutes.

For the Datetime Mode, a combination of the above can be implemented, allowing developers to hide any of the date or time columns as per their requirements.

Suggested API Changes:

// Date Mode
<DatePicker
   mode="date"
   hideColumns={['day']}  // hides day column
/>

// Time Mode
<DatePicker
   mode="time"
   hideColumns={['minute']}  // hides minute column
/>

// Datetime Mode
<DatePicker
   mode="datetime"
   hideColumns={['day', 'hour']}  // hides day and hour columns
/>

Benefits:

• Versatility: With these changes, the component becomes much more versatile, catering to a broader array of use cases across different application needs.
• Enhanced User Experience: Tailoring the selection experience to the users' requirements can reduce confusion and increase efficiency.

Potential Challenges:

• The component's layout or design should remain responsive and aesthetic even when certain columns are hidden, especially considering various device dimensions and resolutions.
• Ensuring the underlying logic correctly processes the partial date/time information.

[henninghall]

Hi, I understand why this could be useful. Unfortunately it is out of scope of this package because of limitations in UIDatePicker, the iOS component this lib is based on.