How to set the date in materialize datepicker

Question

I am using materializecss.com Datepicker. When i try to set date with jquery, the date doesn\'t get set. Here is my Code :-

// Materialize Date Picker
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Answer 1

$('#elementID').pickadate('picker').set('select', '21/05/2017', { format: 'dd/mm/yyyy' }).trigger("change");

This should suit your needs in one line. Trigger change you may need or maybe not, depends your situation, like me i need it for validation to trigger. Also include with format date just in case some people need it.