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<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>jQuery UI Datepicker - Default functionality</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.0/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.0/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<script>
$(function() {
$("#date_eat").datepicker({
dateFormat: "yy-mm-dd",
onSelect: function(a) {
$("#div").text($.datepicker.formatDate("DD, d MM, yy", $.datepicker.parseDate("yy-mm-dd", a)))
}
})
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Date: <input type="text" id="date_eat"></p>
<div id="div"></div>
</body>
</html>