Force jQuery UI Datepicker to display below input field

Question

I have a page which contains a form and few fields. My issues are as follow:

1. I am trying to force jQuery UI datepicker to display below the input field.
2. When I click in the input field, I want the field to scroll to the top of the page also. I think I have this working.

Here is my jQuery:

JQUERY:

$( document ).ready(function() {
    // Set Datepicker
    $(".datepicker").datepicker();

    $("input").focus(function () {
       $('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: $(this).offset().top - 25 }, 10);
   });

});

Link to a fiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/MauriceT/0qfycgm1/10/

Here is what I want to avoid:

Datepicker displays above the input field

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Answer 1

you can achieve your goal by setting the css of the date picker pop.

Use the below code to set the CSS, the use of setTimeout is to avoid the overriding of the CSS.

Here i am finding out the top and left of the date time picker text box and using these value to set the position of the date time picker popup

On the information about beforeShow event check here.

https://api.jqueryui.com/datepicker/#option-beforeShow

    $(".datepicker").datepicker({
    beforeShow: function (input, inst) {
        setTimeout(function () {
            inst.dpDiv.css({
                top: $(".datepicker").offset().top + 35,
                left: $(".datepicker").offset().left
            });
        }, 0);
    }
}); 

Here is the fiddle : https://jsfiddle.net/0qfycgm1/14/

Answer 2

A simple fix is by adjusting the frontend using CSS for the CALENDER Box.

Add the following to your CSS file.

    .ui-datepicker{
        margin-top: 300px;
    }

I tried it in your Fiddle link, was working perfectly fine.

Answer 3

add

       ui-datepicker{
          margin-top: 0px;
          }

I have added this code to your fiddle and have tested it. hope this will help. have updated your fiddle