jQuery UI DatePicker - Change Date Format

Question

I am using the UI DatePicker from jQuery UI as the stand alone picker. I have this code:

And the

Answer 1

Here's one specific for your code:

var date = $('#datepicker').datepicker({ dateFormat: 'dd-mm-yy' }).val();

More general info available here:

• http://api.jqueryui.com/datepicker/#option-dateFormat
• http://api.jqueryui.com/datepicker/#utility-formatDate