def render(self, name, value, attrs=None):
        '''Render the widget as HTML inputs for display on a form.

        :param name: form field base name
        :param value: date value
        :param attrs: - unused
        :returns: HTML text with three inputs for year/month/day
        '''

        # expects a value in format YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM or YYYY (or empty/None)
        year, month, day = 'YYYY', 'MM', 'DD'
        if value:
            # use the regular expression to pull out year, month, and day values
            # if regular expression does not match, inputs will be empty
            match = W3C_DATE_RE.match(value)
            if match:
                date_parts = match.groupdict()
                year = date_parts['year']
                month = date_parts['month']
                day = date_parts['day']


        year_html = self.create_textinput(name, self.year_field, year, size=4, title='4-digit year', onClick='javascript:if(this.value == "YYYY") { this.value = "" };')
        month_html = self.create_textinput(name, self.month_field, month, size=2, title='2-digit month', onClick='javascript:if(this.value == "MM") { this.value = "" };')
        day_html = self.create_textinput(name, self.day_field, day, size=2, title='2-digit day', onClick='javascript:if(this.value == "DD") { this.value = "" };')

        # display widget fields in YYYY-MM-DD order to match W3C date format,
        # and putting required field(s) on the left
        output = [year_html, month_html, day_html]

        return mark_safe(u' / \n'.join(output))
Render the widget as HTML inputs for display on a form.

        :param name: form field base name
        :param value: date value
        :param attrs: - unused
        :returns: HTML text with three inputs for year/month/day