Datepicker from jQuery

You know how the jQuery UI extensions give a useful functionality for the javascript developers. The datepicker is a useful calendar tool that comes with variaty of functions.

How to setup the selected / defaultDate

It’s as simple as these lines of code:

$('#element_id').datepicker({
    ...
    defaultDate : d,
    ...
});

The problem

The problem is when you attach this datepicker constructor to a div which is hidden, and than you make it visible like so: Continue reading jQuery datepicker persist defaultDate →