Methods

Methods are called on a datepicker by call the datepicker function with a string first argument, followed by any arguments the method takes:

$('.datepicker').datepicker('method', arg1, arg2);

remove

Arguments: None

Remove the datepicker. Removes attached events, internal attached objects, and added HTML elements.

show

Arguments: None

Show the picker.

hide

Arguments: None

Hide the picker.

update

Arguments:

• date (String|Date, optional)

Update the datepicker with given argument or the current input value.

If date is provided and is a Date object, it is assumed to be a "local" date object, and will be converted to UTC for internal use.

$('.datepicker').datepicker('update');
$('.datepicker').datepicker('update', '2011-03-05');
$('.datepicker').datepicker('update', new Date(2011, 2, 5));

To reset the datepicker and clear the selected date, pass an empty string with update:

$('.datepicker').datepicker('update', '');

setDate

Arguments:

• date (Date)

Sets the internal date. date is assumed to be a "local" date object, and will be converted to UTC for internal use.

setUTCDate

Arguments:

• date (Date)

Sets the internal date. date is assumed to be a UTC date object, and will not be converted.

setDates

Arguments:

• date[, date[, ...]] (Date)

or

• [date[, date[, ...]]] (Array)

Sets the internal date list; accepts multiple dates or a single array of dates as arguments. Each date is assumed to be a "local" date object, and will be converted to UTC for internal use. For use with multidate pickers.

clearDates

Arguments: None

Clear dates.

setUTCDates

Arguments:

• date[, date[, ...]] (Date)

or

• [date[, date[, ...]]] (Array)

Sets the internal date list. Each date is assumed to be a UTC date object, and will not be converted. For use with multidate pickers.

getDate

Arguments: None

Returns a localized date object representing the internal date object of the first datepicker in the selection. For multidate pickers, returns the latest date selected.

getUTCDate

Arguments: None

Returns the internal UTC date object, as-is and unconverted to local time, of the first datepicker in the selection. For multidate pickers, returns the latest date selected.

getDates

Arguments: None

Returns a list of localized date objects representing the internal date objects of the first datepicker in the selection. For use with multidate pickers.

getUTCDates

Arguments: None

Returns the internal list of UTC date objects, as they are and unconverted to local time, of the first datepicker in the selection. For use with multidate pickers.

setStartDate

Arguments:

• startDate (Date)

Sets a new lower date limit on the datepicker. See :ref:`startdate` for valid values.

Omit startDate (or provide an otherwise falsey value) to unset the limit.

setEndDate

Arguments:

• endDate (Date)

Sets a new upper date limit on the datepicker. See :ref:`enddate` for valid values.

Omit endDate (or provide an otherwise falsey value) to unset the limit.

setDaysOfWeekDisabled

Arguments:

• daysOfWeekDisabled (String|Array)

Sets the days of week that should be disabled. See :ref:`daysofweekdisabled` for valid values.

Omit daysOfWeekDisabled (or provide an otherwise falsey value) to unset the disabled days.