JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.0.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.3/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>

<input type="text" class="datepicker" />

<div class="console"></div>

JavaScript

var $console = $('.console');
var $picker = $('.datepicker');

$console.append('ID before creation: ' + $picker.attr('id') + '<br>');

$picker.datepicker();
$console.append('ID after creation: ' + $picker.attr('id') + '<br>');

$picker.datepicker('destroy');
$console.append('ID after destruction: ' + $picker.attr('id') + '<br>');