How display only years in input Bootstrap Datepicker?

Question

I am using the following code to display only the years:

$(\"#datepicker\").datepicker( {viewMode: \"years\", minViewMode: \"years\"});

but inp

Answer 1

For bootstrap datetimepicker, assign decade value as follow:

$(".years").datetimepicker({
    format: "yyyy",
    startView: 'decade',
    minView: 'decade',
    viewSelect: 'decade',
    autoclose: true,
});

Answer 2

For bootstrap 3 datepicker. (Note the capital letters)

$("#datetimepicker").datetimepicker( {
  format: "YYYY",
  viewMode: "years"
});

Answer 3

format: "YYYY" 

Should be capital instead of "yyyy"

Answer 4

always year for bootstrap 3 datetimepicker https://eonasdan.github.io/bootstrap-datetimepicker/

   $('#year').datetimepicker({
        format: 'YYYY',
        viewMode: "years",
    });

    $("#year").on("dp.hide", function (e) {
        $('#year').datetimepicker('destroy');
        $('#year').datetimepicker({
            format: 'YYYY',
            viewMode: "years",
        });
    });

Answer 5

Try this

$("#datepicker").datepicker({
    format: "yyyy",
    viewMode: "years", 
    minViewMode: "years"
});

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-datepicker/1.6.4/js/bootstrap-datepicker.js"></script>
<link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-datepicker/1.6.4/css/bootstrap-datepicker.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>


<input type="text" id="datepicker" />

$("#datepicker").datepicker( {
    format: " yyyy", // Notice the Extra space at the beginning
    viewMode: "years", 
    minViewMode: "years"
});

Answer 6

$("#year").datepicker( {
    format: "yyyy",
    viewMode: "years", 
    minViewMode: "years"
}).on('changeDate', function(e){
    $(this).datepicker('hide');
});