javascript - jQuery DatePicker set time and date

Question

Hello I was asked to modify some code. We got something like this:

$("#expiration_datepicker").datetimepicker( "option", "disabled", false ).attr('value', '');

$("#expiration_datepicker").datetimepicker(
    {
        dateFormat: 'mm-dd-yy',
        showOn: 'button',
        buttonImage: '../chassis/images/calendar.gif',
        buttonImageOnly: true,
        minDate: 0,
        maxDate: '+5Y',
        duration: '',
        <c:if test="${formIsReadonly or form.newsItemId == '-1'}">disabled: true,</c:if>
        constrainInput: false,
        timeFormat: 'hh:mm'
    });

Looks like this is setting up the date picker

How Can I set it up to default show todays date and time?? like dd-m-yy hh:mm

Answer 1

just use setdate and new Date() for date/time right now

$(function() {
    $("#datepicker1").datetimepicker({  
        dateFormat: 'dd-m-yy'        
        // your options
    }).datetimepicker("setDate", new Date());
});?

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