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jQuery Datepicker With Month And Year Selection

Last Updated : Mar 11, 2024

jQuery Datepicker With Month And Year Selection

In this article we will show you the solution of jQuery datepicker with month and year selection and we will learn about how create date picker with month and year options only using jquery.

Here we are going to show you example of date picker contains month, year with the help of jqueryui external script and css files.

These files support you to use datepicker function there we can specify and set several properties with respective values. Let see below sample program datepicker with two selected date attributes.

Step By Step Guide On jQuery Datepicker With Month And Year Selection :-

Here we defined html block with heading tag, input element to insert datepicker with selective options of month and year.

In script block we defined ready() method which is automatically starts loading code of within this function when this program opened on browser and within that defined datepicker() method with input element id ‘dt’.

Where you have to set values for priority properties changeMonth, changeYear, showOn, dateFormat with respective values.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>DATEPICKER MONTH AND YEAR SELECTION</title>
        <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6/jquery.min.js"></script>
        <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
        <link rel="Stylesheet" href="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
        <script>
            $(document).ready(function(){
                    $("#dt").datepicker({
                        changeMonth: true,
                        changeYear: true,
                        showOn: 'button',
                        buttonImageOnly: true,
                        buttonImage: 'images/calender.gif',
                        dateFormat: 'dd/mm/yy'
                    });
            });
        </script>
    </head>
    <body>
        <h2>DATEPICKER Month And Year</h2>
        <input type="text" id="dt" name="seldt" readonly="readonly">
    </body>
</html>
  1. <!DOCTYPE html> tag which is instruct the web browser about what version of HTML file written in and it’s not have any ending tag.
  2. The<html> tag is used to indicate the beginning of HTML document.
  3. As above shown <head> tag is contain information about webpage and external file links are declared here. <title> tag is used for set the webpage title.
  4. Here we imported open source jquery library support file which is needed for coding using jquery in program.
  5. Then imported open source jqueryui of script, css files to get support when we mentioning datepicker() method in program.
  6. Both <head> and <title> tags having their pair end tag, so we need to close the ending tags respectively. If you’re not closed anyone of ending tag properly that is also affect the webpage result.
  7. <body> tag is beginning of main coding part because it contain coding of entire website blocks and elements described here.
  8. In script we defined ready() function where specified datepicker() method to mention needed property that result will show on webpage.
  9. Within datepicker method you have to set true for ‘changeMonth, changeYear, buttonImageOnly’ and property ‘showOn’ set to ‘button’ value to show as a date button.
  10. The ‘buttonImageOnly’ set to value ‘true’, ‘buttonImage’ set to ‘images/calender.gif’ to insert downloaded calendar image near input box, and ‘dateFormat’ attribute value set to ‘dd/mm/yy’ preferred format.
  11. In html block we defined h2 tag with text ‘DATEPICKER Month And Year’ and input element with id, name, readonly attributes respective values ‘dt,seldt,readonly’.
  12. Both </body>,</html> tags closed respectively. </body> tag indicates the end of body, Then </html> tag indicates the end of HTML document.

Conclusion :-

In conclusion now we are able to know how to provide selection with month and year only using jquery.

Before execution of program we needs to confirm internet connection because then only that jquery file will supports defined jquery codes in document without any error.

When we executes this program on browser we can see heading ‘DATEPICKER Month And Year’ and input box with calendar image user needs to clicks on button then datepicker toggle with month and year selection you can select any date on the datepicker.

I hope this article on jQuery datepicker with month and year selection helps you and the steps and method mentioned above are easy to follow and implement.

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