jQuery UI datepicker change event not caught by KnockoutJS

Question

I\'m trying to use KnockoutJS with jQuery UI. I have an input element with a datepicker attached. I\'m currently running knockout.debug.1.2.1.js and it seems th

Answer 1

I think it can be done much easier:

So you do not need manual change handling in init function.

But in this case, your 'myDate' variable will get only visible value, not Date object.