JQuery datePicker date reset

Question

I would like to add a "Reset" control to the datepicker at the bottom of the calendar - where the "close" control goes. This would enable the user to reset the input tied to datepicker to blank (no date).

I can't figure out how to write the bind function, specifically, how do I get a hold of the element bound to the control?

        if (this.displayClear) {
           $pop.append(
              $('<a href="#" id="dp-clear">' + $.dpText.TEXT_CLEAR + '</a>')
                 .bind(
                    'click',
                    function()
                    {
                          c.clearSelected();
                          //help! reset the value to '': $(this.something).val('')
                          c._closeCalendar();
                    }
                 )
           );
        }

Answer 1

Here is working solution, just call cleanDatepicker() before any call to datepicker.

function cleanDatepicker() {
   var old_fn = $.datepicker._updateDatepicker;

   $.datepicker._updateDatepicker = function(inst) {
      old_fn.call(this, inst);

      var buttonPane = $(this).datepicker("widget").find(".ui-datepicker-buttonpane");

      $("<button type='button' class='ui-datepicker-clean ui-state-default ui-priority-primary ui-corner-all'>Delete</button>").appendTo(buttonPane).click(function(ev) {
          $.datepicker._clearDate(inst.input);
      }) ;
   }
}