Building the widget

this.$wrapper.append(
    $('<span class="jq-dte-inner" />').append(
        $('<input type="text" value="DD" />'),
        $('<span class="separator" />').text('/'),
        $('<input type="text" value="MM" />'),
        $('<span class="separator" />').text('/'),
        $('<input type="text" value="YYYY" />'),
    )
);