---
title: "JQuery Date & Time Recurring values Example | Mobiscroll"
component: "Date & Time"
framework: "jQuery"
library_version: "6.1.5"
url: "https://demo.mobiscroll.com/jquery/datetime/recurring-values"
---

# Recurring values - jQuery Date & Time demo

Learn how to create recurring rules, RRULE and use them for disabling dates on the JQuery date & time picker.

- [Live demo](https://demo.mobiscroll.com/jquery/datetime/recurring-values)
- [View code on GitHub](https://github.com/acidb/mobiscroll-demos-jquery/tree/main/src/demos/datepicker/datetime/recurring-values)
- This demo in other frameworks: [JavaScript](https://demo.mobiscroll.com/javascript/datetime/recurring-values.md), [Angular](https://demo.mobiscroll.com/angular/datetime/recurring-values.md), [React](https://demo.mobiscroll.com/react/datetime/recurring-values.md), [Vue](https://demo.mobiscroll.com/vue/datetime/recurring-values.md)

## Description

Disable recurring days, set marked or colored days with the help of the `recurring` object. Learn how to configure `daily`, `weekly`, `monthly` and `yearly` recurring dates and pass a rule in the `recurring` property under the [`invalid`](https://mobiscroll.com/docs/jquery/datepicker/api#opt-invalid) option. Exceptions for specific and recurring days can be configured.

Use the configurator to experiment, build strings and objects that you can grab and use.

**Interested in disabling dates?** [Discover how invalids work →](https://demo.mobiscroll.com/jquery/datetime/disabled-invalid-values)

## What this demo shows

- Shows an interactive recurrence configurator with three selectable sections for defining recurrence rules, excluded dates, and recurring exclusions.
- **Recurring rule** Displays a selectable row with an input that reflects the currently selected recurrence settings and a dark blue `Edit` button.
- **Recurring rule popup** Clicking the input or the `Edit` button opens a popup below the input.
- **Recurrence type** The top of the popup contains a segmented control with `Daily`, `Weekly`, `Monthly`, and `Yearly` options, where the selected option defines the recurrence type.
- **Repeat interval** Below the segmented control, the popup shows a `Repeat every [input] days` field with helper text explaining that the date repeats every day or every `x` days based on the entered value.
- **Stop condition** The bottom part of the popup contains a `Stop condition` section with three options for ending the recurrence.
- **Never stop** Shows an option that repeats the date indefinitely.
- **Run until date** Shows an option with a date input that opens a date picker and repeats the date until a specific date.
- **Run until occurrences** Shows an option with a numeric input that repeats the date until it reaches a specified number of occurrences.
- **Code preview** Next to the recurrence rule configurator, a code snippet updates to show the selected values and how the recurring rule should be configured.
- **Exclude specific dates** Shows a selectable section for excluding dates from recurring dates with an `Exclude [input] from recurring events` field.
- **Date exclusion picker** Clicking the exclude input opens a date picker where multiple dates can be selected.
- **Recurring exclusions** Shows a third selectable section for defining a specific recurring rule for the days to exclude.
- **Recurring exclusions code preview** Next to this section, a code snippet shows the selected exclusion values and how that recurring rule should be configured.

## Best for

- **Learning recurrence setup** Explaining to Mobiscroll users how recurring date rules can be configured.

## Tutorial

### Recurring rule

- [x] Recurring Daily; Repeat every 1 day(s); Never stop;

### Add exceptions for specific days

- [ ] Exclude `2026-10-10, 2026-10-23, 2026-10-28` from recurring events

### Specify recurring rule for days to exclude

- [x] Recurring Monthly; Repeat every 1 month(s) on the First; Never stop;

### Recurrence rule

```js
// JS Object
recurring: {
    repeat: 'daily',
    interval: 1
}
                          
// RRULE String
recurring: 'FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1'
```

With "Recurring rule" off:

```js

```

### Recurrence exception rule

```js
// JS Object
recurringExceptionRule: {
    repeat: 'monthly',
    day: 1,
    interval: 1
}
        
// RRULE String
recurringExceptionRule: 'FREQ=MONTHLY;BYMONTHDAY=1;INTERVAL=1'
```

With "Exclude from recurring events" on:

```js
recurringException: ['2026-10-10','2026-10-23','2026-10-28'], // Exact dates can only be passed in an array
// JS Object
recurringExceptionRule: {
    repeat: 'monthly',
    day: 1,
    interval: 1
}
        
// RRULE String
recurringExceptionRule: 'FREQ=MONTHLY;BYMONTHDAY=1;INTERVAL=1'
```

With "Specify recurring rule for days to exclude" off:

```js

```

## API used in this demo

- [`theme`](https://mobiscroll.com/docs/jquery/datepicker/api#opt-theme) - option
- [`themeVariant`](https://mobiscroll.com/docs/jquery/datepicker/api#opt-themeVariant) - option
- [`controls`](https://mobiscroll.com/docs/jquery/datepicker/api#opt-controls) - option
- [`display`](https://mobiscroll.com/docs/jquery/datepicker/api#opt-display) - option
- [`invalid`](https://mobiscroll.com/docs/jquery/datepicker/api#opt-invalid) - option

## Code

### JS

```js
mobiscroll.setOptions({
  theme: 'ios',
  themeVariant: 'light'
});

$(function () {
  $('#demo')
    .mobiscroll()
    .datepicker({
      controls: ['date'],
      display: 'inline',
      invalid: [
        {
          recurring: {
            repeat: 'daily', // Possible values: 'daily', 'weekly', 'monthly', 'yearly'
            from: '2020-12-01', // The start date of the occurrences
            until: '2021-01-31', // The end date of the occurrences
          },
          recurringException: ['2020-12-30', new Date(2020, 11, 31)], // Can contain string or date object
          recurringExceptionRule: {
            repeat: 'monthly',
            day: 10,
          },
        },
        {
          recurring: {
            repeat: 'weekly',
            weekDays: 'SA', // Comma separated list of the week days, possible values: 'SU', 'MO', 'TU', 'WE', 'TH', 'FR', 'SA'
            interval: 2, // The time interval for the rule (every 2 weeks in this example)
          },
        },
        {
          recurring: {
            repeat: 'monthly',
            day: 15,
            count: 12, // The number of occurrences
          },
        },
        {
          recurring: {
            repeat: 'yearly',
            day: 1,
            month: 1,
          },
        },
      ],
    });
});
```

### HTML

```html
<div id="demo"></div>
```

## Implementation notes

- Use `controls: ['date']` (or another wheel view) with entries in the `invalid` array that carry a `recurring` object instead of a fixed `date`.
- `recurring` supports `repeat: 'daily' | 'weekly' | 'monthly' | 'yearly'`, plus: `interval` (repeat every N units); `weekDays` (comma-separated day codes `'SU','MO','TU','WE','TH','FR','SA'`, weekly/monthly-by-position/yearly-by-position rules); `day`/`month` (fixed day-of-month / month-of-year, monthly/yearly rules); `pos` (ordinal `1`/`2`/.../`-1` for last, combined with `weekDays` for "the second Tuesday of every month"-style rules); `count` (stop after N occurrences); `until` (stop on a specific date, formatted `'YYYY-MM-DD'`).
- To exclude specific dates from an otherwise-recurring set, add a sibling `recurringException` array of exact date strings.
- To exclude an entire recurring pattern of dates (rather than individual ones), add a sibling `recurringExceptionRule` object with the same shape as `recurring` - any date matching that rule is skipped.
- A recurring entry and its exceptions live on the same array item, e.g. `{ recurring: { repeat: 'monthly', day: 1 }, recurringException: ['2021-07-05'], recurringExceptionRule: { repeat: 'monthly', day: 1, month: 12 } }`.
- `recurring` (and `recurringExceptionRule`) can alternatively be passed as an RRULE string instead of an object, e.g. `'FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=SA;INTERVAL=2'` - `repeat`/`interval`/`weekDays`/`day`/`month`/`pos`/`count`/`until` map to `FREQ`/`INTERVAL`/`BYDAY`/`BYMONTHDAY`/`BYMONTH`/`BYSETPOS`/`COUNT`/`UNTIL`.

## Run it in your project

1. If not signed up yet, or don't own a license, you can [start a free trial](https://mobiscroll.com/starttrial).

2. Clone the repository:

   ```
   git clone https://github.com/acidb/mobiscroll-demos-jquery.git
   ```

3. If not installed yet, install the Mobiscroll CLI from NPM:

   ```
   npm install -g @mobiscroll/cli
   ```

4. Config Mobiscroll - open a terminal window in the root directory and run:

   ```
   mobiscroll config jquery
   ```

5. Install dependencies - open a terminal window in the root directory and run:

   ```
   npm install
   ```

6. Run the project:

   ```
   npm run dev
   ```

On a trial, add `--trial` to the config command: `mobiscroll config jquery --trial`.

Running a demo locally requires a Mobiscroll trial or a license; setup is per framework at https://mobiscroll.com/docs/jquery/getting-started/installation

## Related demos

- Previous: [Disabled values](https://demo.mobiscroll.com/jquery/datetime/disabled-invalid-values.md) - JQuery datepicker example for setting invalid days, disabling dates, weekends, holidays, specific and recurring dates.