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# NSDatePicker.ElementFlags

Constants that specify the date and time elements displayed by the picker.

```
struct ElementFlags
```

## Overview

You can combine these constants using the C bitwise `OR` operator.

## Topics

### Constants

[`era`](/documentation/AppKit/NSDatePicker/ElementFlags/era)

[`hourMinute`](/documentation/AppKit/NSDatePicker/ElementFlags/hourMinute)

[`hourMinuteSecond`](/documentation/AppKit/NSDatePicker/ElementFlags/hourMinuteSecond)

[`timeZone`](/documentation/AppKit/NSDatePicker/ElementFlags/timeZone)

[`yearMonth`](/documentation/AppKit/NSDatePicker/ElementFlags/yearMonth)

[`yearMonthDay`](/documentation/AppKit/NSDatePicker/ElementFlags/yearMonthDay)

### Deprecated

[`NSHourMinuteDatePickerElementFlag`](/documentation/AppKit/NSHourMinuteDatePickerElementFlag)

Display and allow editing of the hour and minute elements of the date.

[`NSHourMinuteSecondDatePickerElementFlag`](/documentation/AppKit/NSHourMinuteSecondDatePickerElementFlag)

Display and allow editing of the hour, minute and second elements of the date.

[`NSTimeZoneDatePickerElementFlag`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTimeZoneDatePickerElementFlag)

Display and allow editing of the time zone.

[`NSYearMonthDatePickerElementFlag`](/documentation/AppKit/NSYearMonthDatePickerElementFlag)

Display and allow editing of the year and month elements of the date.

[`NSYearMonthDayDatePickerElementFlag`](/documentation/AppKit/NSYearMonthDayDatePickerElementFlag)

Display and allow editing of the year, month and day elements of the date.

[`NSEraDatePickerElementFlag`](/documentation/AppKit/NSEraDatePickerElementFlag)

Display and allow editing of the era of the date, if applicable.


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