Using jQuery Date picker with a custom trigger but

Question

How do I make the jQuery Datepicker open up by a user defined button?

Answer 1

There's built-in support for this, having an icon or button to right right of the textbox, like this:

$("#datepicker").datepicker({
  showOn: 'button',
  buttonImage: 'images/calendar.gif',
  buttonImageOnly: true
});

If you want to show it from another button, or really any event, call the show method, like this:

$("#myButton").click(function() {
  $("#datepicker").datepicker("show");
});

You can try it here

Answer 2

I have solved using focus.

$("#datepicker").datepicker();

$("#myButton").click(function() {
 $("#datepicker").focus();
});

Answer 3

This is HTML for date picker icon

onclick="show_date_picker('#datepicker_id');  on you icon element

This is function for open & close datepicker on icon click

function show_date_picker(source_datepicker){
    if($(source_datepicker).datepicker("widget").is(":visible")){
        $(source_datepicker).datepicker("hide");
    }else{ 
        $(source_datepicker).datepicker("show"); 
    }
}

Answer 4

The samples page as an example of how to make the datpicker appear by clicking an icon:

here

Answer 5

$("#checkin").datepicker({
  dateFormat: 'dd/mm/yy',
  minDate: '0',
  changeMonth: true,
  numberOfMonths: 1
 });

.datedivmng{
    float: left;position: relative;
}
.datedivmng .datepicker{
    position: relative;width: 87%!important;
    cursor: pointer;
}
.datedivmng:after {
    /* symbol for "opening" panels */
    font-family: 'FontAwesome';
    content: "\f073";
    color: #329ac4;
    font-size: 16px;
    text-shadow: none;
    position: absolute;
    vertical-align: middle;
    pointer-events: none;
    float: right;
    top: 2px;
    right: 7px;
}

<div class="datedivmng">
  <input type="text" id="checkin" name="checkin"  value="" /></div>

Answer 6

The question is not clear if you want an additional trigger or an additional trigger. If you want to have an additional trigger. The accepted answer did not work for me perhaps its an outdated version. The below code worked for me as a general trigger

    $('#datepicker').jqxDateTimeInput('open');