jQuery UI Datepicker dialog() Method

Last Updated : 13 Jun, 2022

jQuery UI consists of GUI widgets, visual effects, and themes implemented using HTML, CSS, and jQuery. jQuery UI is great for building UI interfaces for the webpages. jQueryUI Datepickers widget allows users to enter dates easily and visually.

In this article, we will use jQuery UI Datepicker dialog() method to open the datepicker in a dialog box.

Syntax:

dialog( date [, onSelect ] [, options ] [, pos ] )

Parameters:

date: It accepts the initial date. It accepts String or Date type values.
onSelect: It is a callback function when a date is selected. The function accepts the date text and date picker instance as parameters. It accepts Function() type value.
options: It is the new option for the date picker. It accepts option type values.
pos: It accepts the position of the top/left of the dialog as [x, y].

CDN Link: First, add jQuery UI scripts needed for your project.

<link href = “https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css” rel = “stylesheet”>
<script src = “https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js”></script>
<script src = “https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js”></script>

Example: This example describes the uses of the jQuery UI Datepicker dialog() Method.

HTML

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <link href=
"https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
    rel="stylesheet">
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js">
    </script>

    <!-- jQuery code -->
    <script>
        $(function () {
            $("#GFG").datepicker();

            $("#btn").on('click', function () {
                $("#GFG").datepicker("dialog", "10/12/2012");
            });
        });
    </script>
</head>

<body>
    <center>
        <h1 style="color: green;">
            GeeksforGeeks
        </h1>

        <h3>jQuery UI Datepicker dialog() Method</h3>

        
<p>Enter Date: <input type="text" id="GFG"></p>


        <input type="button" id="btn" 
            style="padding: 5px 15px;" 
            value="Create a Dialog">
    </center>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Reference: https://api.jqueryui.com/datepicker/#method-dialog

jQuery UI Datepicker dialog() Method

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