jQuery Datepicker: Prevent closing picker when clicking a date

Question

Hi fellow stackoverflow:ers,

I\'m using the jQuery Datepicker plugin, together with Martin Milesich Timepicker plugin. Everything works great, except for the fact th

Answer 1

You should override native js function:

 /* Update the input field with the selected date. */
        _selectDate: function(id, dateStr) {
            var target = $(id);
            var inst = this._getInst(target[0]);
            dateStr = (dateStr != null ? dateStr : this._formatDate(inst));
            if (inst.input)
                inst.input.val(dateStr);
            this._updateAlternate(inst);
            var onSelect = this._get(inst, 'onSelect');
            if (onSelect)
                onSelect.apply((inst.input ? inst.input[0] : null), [dateStr, inst]);  // trigger custom callback
            else if (inst.input)
                inst.input.trigger('change'); // fire the change event
            if (inst.inline)
                this._updateDatepicker(inst);
            else {
                if(inst.settings.hideOnSelect != false){
                    this._hideDatepicker();
                }
                this._lastInput = inst.input[0];
                if (typeof(inst.input[0]) != 'object')
                    inst.input.focus(); // restore focus
                this._lastInput = null;
            }
        },

And add appropriate option to datepicker configuration, as example:

var defaultDatePickerOptions = {
        hideOnSelect: false,
        ...
    }; 
 var birthDate = jQuery.extend({}, defaultDatePickerOptions);
 $('#birthdate').datepicker(birthDate);