Getting value from JQUERY datepicker

Question

If I want to display the JQUERY UI datepicker inline by attaching it to a DIV like $(\"div#someID\").datepicker() - how do I access the chosen date? I assume if

Answer 1

You could do it as follows - with validation just to ensure that the datepicker is bound to the element.

var dt;

if ($("div#someID").is('.hasDatepicker')) {
    dt = $("div#someID").datepicker('getDate');
}