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ui.DateSlider.setStart
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Sets the start date of the slider.
Returns this slider.
| Usage | Returns | DateSlider.setStart(start) | ui.DateSlider |
| Argument | Type | Details | this: ui.dateslider | ui.DateSlider | The ui.DateSlider instance. |
start | Number|String | The start date. Defaults to one week ago. |
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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.
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