This simple gem allows you to add a date picker field into your views.
As this gem is using jQuery Ui plugin, be sure that you are already using jquery into your project. In order to install it:
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Add into your Gemfile
gem ‘jquery-rails’
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Execute this command to install the needed js files
rails generate jquery:install –ui
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Insert into your Gemfile:
gem ‘jquery_datepicker’
Add this to your view.
<%= datepicker_input “user”,“birthday” %>
Where “user” is your model name and “birthday” the name of the datefield.
You can also use it with the form helper like:
<% form_for(@user) do |f| %> <%= f.datepicker ‘birthday’ %> <%= f.submit ‘Create’ %> <% end %>