<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>jQuery UI Datepicker - Populate alternate field</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../themes/base/jquery.ui.all.css"> <script src="../../jquery-1.4.3.js"></script> <script src="../../ui/jquery.ui.core.js"></script> <script src="../../ui/jquery.ui.widget.js"></script> <script src="../../ui/jquery.ui.datepicker.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../demos.css"> <script> $(function() { $( "#datepicker" ).datepicker({ altField: "#alternate", altFormat: "DD, d MM, yy" }); }); </script> </head> <body> <div class="demo"> <p>Date: <input type="text" id="datepicker"> <input type="text" id="alternate" size="30"/></p> </div><!-- End demo --> <div class="demo-description"> <p>Populate an alternate field with its own date format whenever a date is selected using the <code>altField</code> and <code>altFormat</code> options. This feature could be used to present a human-friendly date for user selection, while passing a more computer-friendly date through for further processing.</p> </div><!-- End demo-description --> </body> </html>