How to make jqueryUI datepicker submit in a different format than what is being displayed?

Question

I\'m working on some internationalization using jQueryUI. I have a DatePicker control on a form that is properly working in the French language.

When I select a dat

Answer 1

There's 2 configuration options for that: altField and altFormat. http://api.jqueryui.com/datepicker/#option-altField If you specify an altField, that field will be updated too, and will have the altFormat. Normally you will want make the altField a hidden field, soyou can ignore the regular field and send to db the altField.