Manual date entry validation for jQuery UI Datepicker maxDate option

Question

I have jQuery datepicker on a page that needs to allow manual entry of the date, but also needs to validate that the date is no more than one day ahead. The picker control

Answer 1

I had exactly the same requirement and here is the solution that worked for me like a charm:

  $(".datepicker").attr("placeholder", "mm-dd-yyyy").change(function(){
    $(this).datepicker('setDate', $(this).datepicker('getDate'));
  }).datepicker({
      showOn: "button",
      maxDate: "+1",
      showOtherMonths: true
  });

Modified fiddle here referenced from Salman A's answer