jQuery datepicker opens on the wrong date?

Question

I have following date format 31.12.2049 which is December 31st, 2049. When I click on the icon to open the datepicker, today's date is selected. This is using Norwegian Bokmal (nb-NO) and I noticed the date is formatted in the text, but when I open the calendar, I don't see any norwegian translations.

The date shown in the input is 31.12.2049 , so I except the ShortDateFormat to be dd.mm.yyyy , but this does not work when I do:

$(input).datepicker({ dateFormat: 'dd.mm.yyyy'});

I have to do this instead:

$(input).datepicker({ dateFormat: 'dd.mm.yy'});

The problem is that when I inspect the CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat.ShortDatePattern property, it shows the format as dd.mm.yyyy

Answer 1

Did you set dateFormat ?

Like this:

$( ".selector" ).datepicker({
  dateFormat: "dd.mm.yy"
});

Default date format is mm/dd/yy