changing minDate option in JQuery DatePicker not working

datepicker, jquery-ui

Solution

Draco,

You can do it like this:

$("#datePickerId").datepicker(
    { dateFormat: 'DD, d MM yy',
      minDate: new Date(2009, 10 - 1, 25), // it will set minDate from 25 October 2009
      showOn: 'button',
      buttonImage: '../../images/calendar.gif',
      buttonImageOnly: true,
      hideIfNoPrevNext: true
    }
   );

remember to write -1 after month (ex. for june is -> 6 -1)

Problem

I have declared a date picker instance as follows: ``` $("#datePickerId").datepicker( { dateFormat: 'DD, d MM yy', minDate: 0, showOn: 'button', buttonImage: '../../images/calendar.gif', buttonImageOnly: true, hideIfNoPrevNext: true } ); ``` I now want to change to the minDate option so I do this: ``` $('#datePickerId').datepicker('option', 'minDate', 3); ``` But nothing happens. Was I suppose to do anything else? What other possible causes could there be?

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