This one's pretty easy actually...Just set the input to be type text
and attach the datepicker to the id of the input (not the div):
<?php
echo $form->input('field', array('type' => 'text'));
?>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function(){
$('#ModelField').datepicker();
});
</script>
-Matt
http://www.pseudocoder.com
On Aug 26, 10:02 pm, Mike <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I'm looking to use jQuery with Cake, specifically with a form. My
> plan was to use a DatePicker (http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Datepicker)
> control instead of the default datetime drop-down menus, but it looks
> like the easy approach (give the datetime div an id that jQuery's
> DatePicker automagically replaces) doesn't seem to work.
> Specifically, jQuery doesn't replace the Cake form elements (nevermind
> stuff like feeding back into Cake's validation logic). Also, I don't
> want to use AJAX, just the UI control to make my otherwise normal form
> easier to use.
>
> I was thinking about hacking together some sort of custom, hidden form
> elements to convey the datetime back to Cake, putting the DatePicker
> on the page, and then having code in the 'onSubmit' to extract the
> relevant info & stuff them into the hidden fields. I got as far as
> realizing that I'd need more code to auto-populate the control, plus
> the uncertainty that Cake would actually use this info (even if I
> named the form elements identically to the normal datetime stuff), and
> realized how dodge-y this all sounded :)
>
> So instead of throwing a lot of time into that first up, I wanted to
> instead ask if there's a reasonable approach to this. I *think* what
> I want to do is replace a standard Cake $form->input field with my
> own, but still have the auto-populate (and auto-validate) logic work.
>
> Any ideas on ways to approach this would be appreciated.
>
> Authoritative responses like "There's no way to do this without
> rewriting parts of Cake/vast amounts of your own code" are also
> appreciated (I'd rather find out this isn't possible & try something
> else, instead of throwing tons of time into it and find that out on my
> own :) ).
>
> Thanks!
> --Mike
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