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title: "How can you use jQuery's UI library to add interactive and customizable widgets?"  
description: "How can you use jQuery's UI library to add interactive and customizable widgets?"  
author: "Utpal Vishwas"  
published: 2023-04-23  
updated: 2023-06-11  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/157974/how-can-you-use-jquery-s-ui-library-to-add-interactive-and-customizable-widgets  
category: "jquery"  
tags: ["jquery", "javascript", "jquery plugins"]  
reading_time: 3 minutes  

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# How can you use jQuery's UI library to add interactive and customizable widgets?

How can you use jQuery's UI [library](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/34615/software-framework-vs-library) to [add](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/12983/add-address-in-textbox-when-page-is-load-and-if-i-search-address-in-textbox-show-in-map-by-javascript) [interactive](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/161329/how-does-sys-stdin-isatty-help-in-detecting-interactive-mode) and [customizable widgets](https://www.mindstick.com/news/4021/top-features-you-can-find-in-ios-18)?

## Replies

### Reply by Aryan Kumar

jQuery UI is a powerful library that can be used to add interactive and customizable [widgets](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/22866/what-type-of-listener-is-used-to-get-the-ratings-from-the-ratingbar-widgets) to your web pages. Widgets are pre-built UI components that can be used to perform common tasks, such as displaying a date picker, creating a tabbed interface, or enabling drag-and-drop functionality.

To use jQuery UI, you first need to include the jQuery UI library in your web page. You can do this by adding the following code to the head section of your page:

Code snippet

```plaintext
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
```

Once you have included the jQuery UI library, you can start using the widgets. To do this, you first need to identify the elements on your page that you want to convert into widgets. Once you have identified the elements, you can use the jQuery UI API to create the widgets.

For example, to create a date picker widget, you would use the following code:

Code snippet

```plaintext
$(".datepicker").datepicker();
```

This code would create a date picker widget for all elements on the page that have the class "datepicker".

jQuery UI widgets are highly customizable. You can change the appearance of the widgets, the behavior of the widgets, and the functionality of the widgets. To customize a widget, you can use the jQuery UI API to set the widget's properties.

For example, to change the color of the date picker widget, you would use the following code:

Code snippet

```plaintext
$(".datepicker").datepicker("option", "color", "red");
```

This code would change the color of the date picker widget to red.

jQuery UI widgets are a powerful way to add interactive and customizable functionality to your web pages. By using jQuery UI, you can quickly and easily create web pages that are more user-friendly and engaging.

Here are some of the most popular jQuery UI widgets:

- Datepicker: A date picker widget that allows users to select a date from a calendar.
- Tabs: A tabbed interface widget that allows users to switch between different panels of content.
- Accordion: An accordion widget that allows users to expand and collapse sections of content.
- Droppable: A drag-and-drop widget that allows users to drag elements from one location to another.
- Resizable: A resizable widget that allows users to resize elements.
- Sortable: A sortable widget that allows users to sort elements.

These are just a few of the many widgets that are available in jQuery UI. To learn more about jQuery UI widgets, you can visit the jQuery UI documentation website.


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