<input type="text" id="DOB" /> <p>Format options:<br /> <select id="format"> <option value="mm/dd/yy">Default - mm/dd/yy</option> <option value="yy-mm-dd">ISO 8601 - yy-mm-dd</option> <option value="d M, y">Short - d M, y</option> <option value="d MM, y">Medium - d MM, y</option> <option value="DD, d MM, yy">Full - DD, d MM, yy</option> <option value="'day' d 'of' MM 'in the year' yy">With text - 'day' d 'of' MM 'in the year' yy</option> </select> </p>
$(document).ready(function () { $("#DOB").datepicker(); $("#format").change(function () { $("#DOB").datepicker("option", "dateFormat", $(this).val()); }); });