title: Date Ranges in jqGrid Searches
body: <p>We are using advanced search in the latest version of jqGrid, and our search dialog is configured to be always visible on the page above the grid. The structure of our data lists is dynamic.  Thus, when we are going to display a list, we first do an ajax call to get the list of columns for the grid. We then construct the data model for the grid and make a request for the data.  </p>
  
  <p>Currently, in the request to get the columns, we return the data type of the column.  If the data is a date, we display a date picker in the search form.  However, some of our customers <em>HATE</em> having to use &lt;= >= for date ranges.  They want to be able to pick a date column and then set a start and end date using two side-by-side date pickers.  I've been pushing them off for a while now because they have the ability to do date range searches, but the complaining isn't stopping.  (It's more clicks to add the second filter with the end date)</p>
  
  <p><strong>Is there any way I can modify jqGrid to give me a date range control when I am configuring a search on a date column?</strong> I really don't want to have to set up an external search dialog UI just to deal with these complaints, but product-management is pushing really hard to get "normal" date ranges for the grids.</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/PUn72.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>