Build jQuery UI Datepicker - Restrict date range in JavaScript

Description

The following code shows how to build jQuery UI Datepicker - Restrict date range.

Example


<!-- Revised from demo code on http://jqueryui.com/ -->
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>jQuery UI Datepicker - Restrict date range</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<link type="text/css" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.10.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<!--from  w w  w. jav a2 s  .  com-->
<script>
$(function() {
$( "#datepicker" ).datepicker({ minDate: -20, maxDate: "+1M +10D" });
});
</script>
</head>
<body>

<p>Date: <input type="text" id="datepicker"></p>

<div class="demo-description">
<p>Restrict the range of selectable dates with the <code>minDate</code> and <code>maxDate</code> options.  Set the beginning and end dates as actual dates (new Date(2009, 1 - 1, 26)), as a numeric offset from today (-20), or as a string of periods and units ('+1M +10D').  For the last, use 'D' for days, 'W' for weeks, 'M' for months, or 'Y' for years.</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>

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The code above generates the following result.

Build jQuery UI Datepicker - Restrict date range in JavaScript