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

Alternatively, you can specify this in binding:

Update:

 function (element, valueAccessor) {
    var value = ko.utils.unwrapObservable(valueAccessor()),
        current = $(element).datepicker("getDate");

    if (typeof value === "string") {            
       var dateValue = new Date(value);
       if (dateValue - current !== 0)
           $(element).datepicker("setDate", dateValue);
    }               
}