JQuery UI Datepicker date format issue with initial value

Question

I need to set the initial date for the date picker to 03/20/2010 in mm-dd-yyyyy format. I have done this

Answer 1

Not accurate!!!

$("#datepicker").datepicker(
{
    dateFormat: 'mm/dd/yyyy',
    defaultDate: '20/03/2010'
});

You must to put the right format in dateFormat : for your example there is : dd/mm/yy two mistake:

• day/month inversion
• year is only two 'y' not four