Re-initialize or destroy Bootstrap datepicker dynamically

Question

Is there a way to destroy the Bootstrap datepicker dynamically updating its options like format, beforeShowDay, etc.? I know that the jQuery UI datepicker has a destroy method b

Answer 1

You can Use:

$('#element_id').datepicker('destroy');

I called this just outside my ajax call. My ajax call was creating the datepicker dynamically. After the call was made I destroyed the object.

Like below:

$.ajax({ url: 'my_ business_functions.php',
     data: {func_call: 'my_method_name', my_parameter: my_parameters},
     type: 'post',
     success: function(output) {
         //all my stuffs here
        $('#element_id').val(datepicker_value);
        }
    });
    $('#element_id').datepicker('destroy');

This served my purpose.