Set Default Date Bootstrap Datepicker

Question

How to set a default date in Bootstrap Datepicker?

I want to set a date : 24/12/2006

When I open datepicker it should show me this date select on calender.

Code:

$(function()
{

    $('#dob').datepicker(
    {
        <!--viewMode: "years",-->
        onRender: function(date) 
        {
         //return date.valueOf() > now.valueOf() ? 'disabled' : '';
        }       
    }
    );
});

Here is a fiddle:

http://jsfiddle.net/ymp5D/204/

Answer 1

You can do:

$('#dob').datepicker('setDate', new Date(2006, 11, 24));
$('#dob').datepicker('update');
$('#dob').val('');

Fiddle Demo

Answer 2

Above accepted solution is staled, To help others who has the newest files, if you have Version 4 or newer, and you want to call a method, here is an example for bootstrap datetimepicker method :

$('#eventDate').data("DateTimePicker").date(moment(date).format('YYYY-MM-DD'));

bootstrap.datetimepicker format Option sample :

 $('#eventDate').datetimepicker({ format: 'YYYY-MM-DD' });

for more see here (but without valid sample :) ): http://eonasdan.github.io/bootstrap-datetimepicker/Options/