jquery mobile databox plugin how to set the time - jquery-mobile

Question

I am using the following to set the date of the datebox plugin
<input data-id="ti_datebox" type="date" data-role="datebox" data-options='{"useInline":true, "noSetButton":true}'>
$ti_datebox.trigger('datebox', {'method':'set', 'value': theDateStr, 'date':theDate})
However, I can't set the time with the same code.
<input data-id="ti_datebox" type="date" data-role="datebox" data-options='{"useInline":true, "noSetButton":true, "mode": "timebox"}'>
$ti_datebox.trigger('datebox', {'method':'set', 'value': theDateStr, 'date':theDate});
Ideally, I'd like to set the time based on some string values and not an actual date object.
Is this possible? If not, how can I set the time?
Any help much appreciated.

Answer 1

It's actually easier than you are making it - DateBox has a 'set' method as well, that takes a string as a value (in the same format as it outputs as it happens). There is no need to send it a date object as well - it will handle creating that.
So, you would:
// For 12hr clock
$('datebox element').trigger('datebox', {'method':'set', 'value':'08:00 AM'});
// For 24hr clock
$('datebox element').trigger('datebox', {'method':'set', 'value':'08:00'});
A working example is here:
http://jsfiddle.net/jtsage/AbVqh/1/
fwiw, if you for some reason need more control, all the set method actually does is change the value in the input box, and call the "refresh" method - which re-reads the input.

Answer 2

I think you are looking for this:
$('input[data-id="ti_datebox"]').trigger('datebox', {'method':'set','value':"08:00"});
Let me know if that helps.

Answer 3

Here is the example for the demo site
http://dev.jtsage.com/jQM-DateBox/demos/time/
http://dev.jtsage.com/jQM-DateBox/demos/api/events.html
Time Default
<label for="mydate">Some Time</label>
<input name="mydate" id="mydate" type="date" data-role="datebox"
data-options='{"mode": "timebox"}'>
12 Hour Clock Mode
<label for="mydate">Some Time</label>
<input name="mydate" id="mydate" type="date" data-role="datebox"
data-options='{"mode": "timebox", "timeFormatOverride": 12}'>