bootstrap datepicker show default date selected

Question

Im using bootstrap datepicker and I'm applying the set date function.

ie.,

$('.datepicker').datepicker('setDate', new Date(2011, 2, 5));

This works fine but the date specified is not getting selected.

Answer 1

After selecting the date using setDate method, you need to update the datepicker in order to get the selected date in datepicker.

Before:

$('#datepicker').datepicker('setDate', new Date(2011, 2, 5));
$('#datepicker').datepicker('update');  //update the bootstrap datepicker

JSFiddle

Finally:

Answer 2

Im using bootstrap datepicker. below code worked for me:

$('#my-datepicker').datepicker('setDate', 'now');