I used datepicker plugin to build a custom selector that only gives me the option between the two semesters in a year. It has to be either January-June or July-December.
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$( "#semester" ).datepicker({
stepMonths: 6,
nextText: "Next semester",
prevText: "Previous semester",
monthNames: ["January - June", "", "", "", "", "", "July - December", "", "", "", "", ""]
});
$( "#semester" ).datepicker('setDate', new Date(2012,0,1));
});
</script>
and
<style>
.ui-datepicker-calendar {
display: none;
}
</style>
Well, I can't post images yet, but it basically gives me a one-liner like "January-December ". Scrolling it to the right gives me "July-December 2012", and so on.
I call it using
<div id="semester" name="semester" class="date-picker"></div>
which inside a standard form with a standard Submit button.
Now, it looks just the way I want, since I don't want an <input type="text">
but the problem is that this way the data isn't sent, according to print_r($_POST), but other elements in the form are. I'm obviously missing something here.
NOTE: I decided to use JQuery basically for design preference, since datepicker looks so neat. Although, I realize now that using JQuery for this was probably overkill, but since I've made it this far, I'd like to finish it.
Also, if someone has a better/less complicated and maybe even equally neat idea on how I can accomplish this, please tell me. Thanks in advance.
EDIT: I've found here in SO another topic in which the same problem I'm having is also present: See the answer. Apparently, there's no way to select the date once I hide the days.
Perhaps the answer to this will include an event involving setDate
? I'm at a loss.