If I understand correctly, you would like the input prefilled with
today's date before even opening the calendar, right?
If so, you have to do that yourself. Datepicker only helps pick a date
once opened!
... but you can use it's utility functions to help you do that. For
example:
var inp
I have a form that has a text input field with a datepicker attached.
I want to display today's date automatically without having to
actually go into the datepicker and select it. Sounds simple enough
but I am having difficulty.
Here is the javascript function...
$(function() {