How do I *completely* remove a jQuery UI datepicker?
I've got a date text field I wish to only *sometimes* attach a DatePicker to, because I have some of my own text-handling scripts which handle partial date strings.  Calling .remove or .destroy leaves text formatting behavior on the input field, however, which converts my "8" string into a "8/18/2010".  Even worse, if I start deleting, it steadfastly assumes that, once I reach "8/18/20", I *actually* wanted "8/18/2020".

What would be the best way to completely, entirely, make-it-like-it-never-was remove the datepicker from my page?  I can also use it if it just ignores text I enter entirely at all times, though in that case I'd prefer it to appear on a double-click / an image-as-button, not always.
How do I *completely* remove a jQuery UI datepicker?
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I've got a date text field I wish to only *sometimes* attach a DatePicker to, because I have some of my own text-handling scripts which handle partial date strings.  Calling .remove or .destroy leaves text formatting behavior on the input field, however, which converts my "8" string into a "8/18/2010".  Even worse, if I start deleting, it steadfastly assumes that, once I reach "8/18/20", I *actually* wanted "8/18/2020".

What would be the best way to completely, entirely, make-it-like-it-never-was remove the datepicker from my page?  I can also use it if it just ignores text I enter entirely at all times, though in that case I'd prefer it to appear on a double-click / an image-as-button, not always.