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HTML

<button id = "buttonHere">Click to show datepicker</button>

<div id = "datepicker"></div>

JavaScript

// Set up datepicker toggle functionality

$("#datepicker").hide();

$("#buttonHere").click(function(){
    
    $("#datepicker").toggle();
}); 

$("#datepicker").datepicker({ 
      onSelect: function(value, date) { 
         alert('The chosen date is ' + value); 
         $("#datepicker").hide(); 
      } 
});