get selected value in datePicker and format it

Question

In the datePicker selected 20.04.2012. I want to get this value, format it and store in a variable. I uses this code:

var date = $(\"#scheduleDate\"         


        

Answer 1

$('#scheduleDate').datepicker({ dateFormat : 'dd, MM, yy'});

var dateFormat = $('#scheduleDate').datepicker('option', 'dd, MM, yy');

$('#scheduleDate').datepicker('option', 'dateFormat', 'dd, MM, yy');

var result = $('#scheduleDate').val();

alert('result: ' + result);

result: 20, April, 2012