Uncaught TypeError: Object #<Object> has no method 'datepicker' [closed]

Question

I want to use jQuery Datepicker in my website. However when I use the same I get the following error. Uncaught TypeError: Object # has no method 'datepicker' I've googled on this for quite sometime. All of these say that the problem could be due to loading jquery twice. I have checked and this isn't the case. I load the jQuery scripts in the following way.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://xxxx/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://xxxx/wp-includes/js/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.core.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://xxxx/wp-includes/js/jquery/ui/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://xxxx/wp-includes/js/jquery/ui/jquery.ui.datepicker.min.js"></script>
...
...
<input type="text" id="arrival-date-10">
<input type="text" id="departure-dat-14">
....
<script type="text/javascript">
jQuery(document).ready(function(){
    $("#arrival-date-10").datepicker();
    $("#departure-date-14").datepicker();
});
</script>

I get the error in line $("#arrival-date-10").datepicker();

Please can someone help me?

Partha

Answer 1

This line shouldn't be in there:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://xxxx/wp-includes/js/jquery/ui/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>

In a standard WordPress install, no such file exists. This makes me wonder how you are adding the scripts to the theme in the first place. Are you using wp_enqueue_styles? If not, there is a VERY good chance that you are indeed adding two versions of jQuery.

Answer 2

You may be having a jQuery conflict. Give it a try in noconflict mode like so:

<script type="text/javascript">
(function($) {
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("#arrival-date-10").datepicker();
    $("#departure-date-14").datepicker();
});
})(jQuery);
</script>

I wonder if this wouldn't be better asked on Stack Overflow instead, it's not really a WordPress question (unless you're asking how to properly enqueue scripts).