First, load jquery, datepicker, and the base and dark stylesheets.
<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/jquery/jquery.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/datepicker/js/datepicker.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/js/datepicker/css/base.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/js/datepicker/css/dark.css" />
A simple inline calendar.
$('#simple-calendar').DatePicker({ mode: 'single', inline: true, date: new Date() });
Three calendars, side-by-side, with multiple date selection enabled as well.
$('#multi-calendar').DatePicker({ mode: 'multiple', inline: true, calendars: 3, date: [new Date(), new Date() - 172800000, new Date() - 345600000] });
A calendar tied to a text input box.
$('#inputDate').DatePicker({ mode: 'single', position: 'right', onBeforeShow: function(el){ if($('#inputDate').val()) $('#inputDate').DatePickerSetDate($('#inputDate').val(), true); }, onChange: function(date, el) { $(el).val((date.getMonth()+1)+'/'+date.getDate()+'/'+date.getFullYear()); if($('#closeOnSelect input').attr('checked')) { $(el).DatePickerHide(); } } });
A calendar that allows date range selection, tied to a custom widget box.
See the page source for the full widget styling and javascript.
var to = new Date(); var from = new Date(to.getTime() - 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 14); $('#datepicker-calendar').DatePicker({ inline: true, date: [from, to], calendars: 3, mode: 'range', current: new Date(to.getFullYear(), to.getMonth() - 1, 1), onChange: function(dates,el) { // update the range display $('#date-range-field span').text( dates[0].getDate()+' '+dates[0].getMonthName(true)+', '+ dates[0].getFullYear()+' - '+ dates[1].getDate()+' '+dates[1].getMonthName(true)+', '+ dates[1].getFullYear()); } });