How to get selected date from inline datepicker on a servlet

Question

Im trying to get the selected date of an inline jquery datepicker.I need to use selected date in Java code and not in JS.I tried to bind it to a hidden input but it didnt work, i only got null .

html:

<div id='datepicker'></div> <input type="hidden" id="datepicker_send" name="datepicker_send"> <div>Free Appointments on <label id="selectedDate">:</label></div>

and js :

$(document).ready(function(){

$("#datepicker").datepicker({altField:'#datepicker_send'});

$("#datepicker").on("change",function(){
    var selected = $(this).val();
     $('#selectedDate').html(selected);
});

I tried

request.getParameter("datepicker_send");

and i only got null . Do you have any idea?

Thank you

Answer 1

In your JS, try: var selected = $('#datepicker').datepicker('getDate');

instead of: var selected = $(this).val();

this will trigger the getDate function in the datepicker class to actually get the date.