How to set date for an inline Datepicker in jquery UI?

Question

How to set date for an inline Datepicker in jqueryUI?

Answer 1

When initializing a datepicker, you'd use the defaultDate option:

$("#date").datepicker({
    defaultDate: '01/26/2014'
});

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when changing the date later, you'd use setDate method:

$("#date").datepicker();
  // more code
$("#date").datepicker('setDate', '01/26/2014');

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