.datepicker('setdate') issues, in jQuery

Question

I have a function that executes a query to get some data based on a certain date range which is selected using .datepicker(). I am trying to set the datepicker\'s that are

Answer 1

As Scobal's post implies, the datepicker is looking for a Date object - not just a string! So, to modify your example code to do what you want:

var queryDate = new Date('2009/11/01'); // Dashes won't work
$('#datePicker').datepicker('setDate', queryDate);