bootstrap datepicker today as default

Question

I am using this bootstrap-datepicker for my datepicker. I\'d like the datepicker to choose \"today\" for start day or default day. I cannot figure out how to set \"today\"

Answer 1

For bootstrap date picker

$( ".classNmae" ).datepicker( "setDate", new Date());

* new Date is jquery default function in which you can pass custom date & if it not set, it will take current date by default