jQuery UI Datepicker widget() Method

Last Updated : 23 Dec, 2021

jQuery UI consists of GUI widgets, visual effects, and themes implemented using HTML, CSS, and jQuery. jQuery UI is great for building UI interfaces for the webpages. jQuery UI Datepicker widget allows users to enter dates easily and visually.

In this article, we will use the jQuery UI Datepicker widget() method that returns a jQuery object containing the datepicker. This method does not accept any parameter.

Syntax:

$(".selector").datepicker("widget");

Approach: First, add jQuery UI scripts needed for your project.

<link href = “https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css” rel = “stylesheet”>
<script src = “https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js”></script>
<script src = “https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js”></script>

Example: This example demonstrates the Query UI Datepicker widget() method.

HTML

<!doctype html> 
<html lang="en"> 
  
<head> 
    <meta charset="utf-8"> 
    <link href= 
"https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
    rel="stylesheet"> 
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script> 
    <script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"> 
    </script> 
  
    <!-- jQuery code -->
    <script> 
        $(function () { 
            $("#GFG").datepicker(); 
  
            $("#btn").on('click', function () { 
                event.preventDefault(); 
                var wid = $("this").datepicker("widget"); 
                console.log(wid); 
            }); 
        }); 
    </script> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <center> 
        <h1 style="color: green;"> 
            GeeksforGeeks 
        </h1> 
  
        <h3>jQuery UI Datepicker widget() Method</h3> 
          
        <p>Enter Date: <input type="text" id="GFG"></p> 
  
        <input type="button" id="btn" 
            style="padding: 5px 15px;" 
            value="widget() Method"> 
    </center> 
</body> 
  
</html>