prevent datepicker close when clicking outside [closed]

Question

I am using jquery datepicker .I want to prevent close functionality when clicking outside of calendar dialog box.

url:-http://jqueryui.com/datepicker/

Thanks

Answer 1

In jquery.ui.datepicker.js this is the code for hiding calendar when clicking outside:

...
if (!$.datepicker.initialized) {
    $(document).mousedown($.datepicker._checkExternalClick);
    $.datepicker.initialized = true;
}
...

So you can remove this event handler by using:

$(document).unbind('mousedown', $.datepicker._checkExternalClick);

Answer 2

If you create the datapicker on a div rather then an input box it will stay open all the time.
Is this what you want or should it be clicked upon to open and then stay open forever?