$("#regDate").datepicker(
     {
    showMonthAfterYear: true, //The month is shown after the year
    changeMonth: true,   //Allow month selection
    changeYear: true,   //Allow selection of year
    dateFormat:'yy-mm-dd',  //Set date format
    closeText:' Shut down ',   //Only showButtonPanel: true will show
    duration: 'fast',
    showAnim:'fadeIn',
    showOn:'button',   //Displays the button trigger next to the input field. The default is: focus. You can also set both
    buttonImage: 'images/commons/calendar.gif',   //Button icon
    buttonImageOnly: true,        //Do not put the icon on the button, that is, remove the button
    buttonText:' Select a date ',
    showButtonPanel: true,
    showOtherMonths: true,
    //appendText: '(yyyy-mm-dd)',
    });