JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.6/themes/humanity/jquery-ui.css">
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head> </head>
<body>
<div class="demo">
<p>
Date: <input type="text" id="datepicker1">
<button id="showDateBtn1">Show Date</button>
</p>
<p>
Date w/o Year: <input type="text" id="datepicker2">
<button id="showDateBtn2">Show Date</button>
</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript
$(document).ready(onDocumentReady);
function onDocumentReady() {
$( "#datepicker1" ).datepicker();
$( "#showDateBtn1" ).click( function() {
var date = $('#datepicker1').datepicker('getDate');
alert( date );
});
$( "#datepicker2" ).datepicker({dateFormat:'M d'});
$( "#showDateBtn2" ).click( function() {
var date = $('#datepicker2').datepicker('getDate');
alert( date );
});
}