How do I clear/reset the selected dates on the jQuery UI Datepicker calendar?

Question

How do I reset the datepicker calendar values?.. The min and max date restrictions?

The problem is that when I clear the dates (by deleting the textbox values), th

Answer 1

$("#datepicker").datepicker({            
        showButtonPanel: true,
        closeText: 'Clear', 
        onClose: function () {
            var event = arguments.callee.caller.caller.arguments[0];                
            if ($(event.delegateTarget).hasClass('ui-datepicker-close')) {
                $(this).val('');
            }
        }
    });