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

Thats the default, meaning it does not recognise your option.

try:

dateFormat: 'dd-mm-yy'

(small letters)