Jquery datepicker format date not working

Question

Here is my code:

$(function () {
    $(\"#datepicker\").datepicker({ dateFormat: \'DD-MM-YY\' });
});

And the datetime picker is shown, but

Answer 1

Depending on the version of datepicker being used, the correct format may be:

$('#datepicker').datepicker({ format: 'yyyy-mm-dd' });