jquery datepicker input value format ignored

3
votes

This is essentially the same as Datepicker does not start with the value but that solution doesn't work.

My input is as follows:

<input type="text" name="start" id="start" value="2012-05-01" class="hasDatepicker">

And my call is:

$("#start").datepicker({
    "dateFormat":"dd-mm-yy",
    "altFormat":"yy-mm-dd",
    "changeMonth":true,
    "changeYear":true
});

However, the altFormat is ignored and the date selected in the datepicker is always todays date.

I need the display date to be UK format of dd-mm-yy and the actual value SQL date as yy-mm-dd.

Which setting am I missing?

2
jquerydatepicker

2 Answers

1
votes

Do this way:-

$("#start").datepicker({     
    dateFormat:"dd-mm-yy",     
    altFormat:"yy-mm-dd",     
    changeMonth:true,     
    changeYear:true 
});
1
votes

You can change the value using jQuery into dd-mm-yy format in doc ready like this

 $(function() {
    var parts = $('#start').val().split('-');
    $('#start').val(parts.reverse().join('-'))
    $("#start").datepicker({
       dateFormat:"dd-mm-yy",     
       changeMonth:true,     
       changeYear:true              
   });
 });​

Working DEMO