Stop jquery-ui datepicker from showing in beforeShow

Question

I wish to do something like this:

var showme = false;

$(\'#mydatepicker\').datepicker({
    beforeShow: function(input, inst) {
        if(!showme) {
               


        

Answer 1

It might be better to simply control the showing of the datepicker with the disable and enable method parameters.

$('#mydatepicker').datepicker('disable'); //Don't show datepicker 

$('#mydatepicker').datepicker('enable'); //Show datepicker

It would seem to accomplish the same purpose that you are seeking.