let datepicker_wrapper = document.querySelector(".datepicker-wrapper"); console.log("datepicker-wrapper: ", datepicker_wrapper); let mydate = document.createElement("input"); mydate.setAttribute('type', 'text'); mydate.setAttribute('style', 'margin-top:10px;'); datepicker_wrapper.appendChild(mydate); console.log("mydate: ", mydate); mydate.value = "oups"; $(mydate).datepicker({dateFormat: "yymmdd",});