jQuery Datepicker onchange event issue

Question

I have a JS code in which when you change a field it calls a search routine. The problem is that I can't find any jQuery events that will fire when the Datepicker updates the input field.

For some reason, a change event is not called when Datepicker updates the field. When the calendar pops up it changes the focus so I can't use that either. Any ideas?

Answer 1

You can use the datepicker's onSelect event.

$(".date").datepicker({
    onSelect: function(dateText) {
        console.log("Selected date: " + dateText + "; input's current value: " + this.value);
    }
});

Live example:

$(".date")
.datepicker({
    onSelect: function(dateText) {
        console.log("Selected date: " + dateText + "; input's current value: " + this.value);
    }
})
.on("change", function() {
    console.log("Got change event from field");
});

<link href="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.2/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<input type='text' class='date'>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.8.3.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.9.2/jquery-ui.js"></script>