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

Question

How to set date for an inline Datepicker in jqueryUI?

Answer 1

You can set multiple dates as well by using this:

    allBookings = []

    _.each(Session.get('thisGuide').bookings,function(e){
        allBookings.push(moment(e).format('MM/DD/YYYY'))
    })

    $('#datepicker').datepicker('setDates',allBookings)

Answer 2

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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