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HTML
<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.10.0/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.10.0/css/smoothness/jquery-ui-1.10.0.custom.min.css">
Date From : <input type="text" name="datefrom" id="inputdate2" required>
<p id='someText'>
<!-- I want to set the date here after it was clicked -->
</p>
JavaScript
$(function() {
$("#inputdate2").datepicker({
dateFormat: 'dd-mm-yy',
onSelect: function(dateText, inst) {
var date = $(this).val();
var time = $('#time').val();
console.log('on select triggered', date);
}
});
});