Rails jquery datepicker date pre-loaded

Question

I'm using jquery datepciker in a Rails app. I would like to have the date already filled in when the form page loads. So, that the user can leave the date as-is or change it.

I was hoping the datepicker options would let me do that.

I tried this:

    $("#comment_status_date").datepicker({
    dateFormat: 'yy-mm-dd',
    setDate: Date.now
});

But, the date field was empty.

Do I have to do some ruby code in the model or controller? Does datepicker have an option to do this?

Thanks!!

I figured out a way:

<%= f.input :status_date, :as => :string, :label => 'Date', :class => 'calendar hasDatepicker', :input_html => { :value => Date.today.to_s } %>

Thanks - Date.today worked. But, I put it into the form instead of using datepicker option. — Reddirt
– Reddirt, Commented Dec 21, 2012 at 16:35

Reddirt · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-26 16:25:31Z

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I figured out a way:

<%= f.input :status_date, :as => :string, :label => 'Date', :class => 'calendar hasDatepicker', :input_html => { :value => Date.today.to_s } %>

answered Dec 26, 2012 at 16:25

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