使用jQuery UI在Rails中输出日期

Question

I have a form where you click in start_date and a jquery calendar comes up to pick the date. I want to display the date as (ex.) September 25, 2012, but I also need rails to comprehend the correct start date not just output it correctly.

What do i need to add to this?

<%= feed_item.start_date %>

events.js.coffee

jQuery ->
    $('#event_start_date').datepicker
        dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd'
    $('#event_end_date').datepicker
        dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd'

Answer 1

Take a look at the altField and the altFormat options for the datepicker.

You can store the Rails-friendly date in a hidden field and pass it to the controller, and display the user-friendly field to the user.

EDIT

Take a look at this answer for an example on how to work with altField and altFormat.