jQuery: enabling/disabling datepicker

Question

In my php-file, I want to use the jQuery Datepicker.

When my file loads, I create the Datepicker disabled.

Then, when a special field in my php-file (it is a

Answer 1

Datepicker is disabled automatically when the input text field is made disabled or readOnly:

$j("#" + CSS.escape("${status.expression}")).datepicker({
    showOn: "both",
    buttonImageOnly: true,
    buttonImage: "",
    dateFormat: "yymmdd",
    beforeShow: function(o, o2) {
    var ret = $j("#" + CSS.escape("${status.expression}")).prop("disabled")
        || $j("#" + CSS.escape("${status.expression}")).prop("readOnly");

    if (ret){
        return false;
    }

    return o2;
}
});