Question

Is there any way in jQuery UI Date Picker to show a day name (like “Tuesday”) instead of a date?

I know that, by default, it only shows a date (like “09/09/2011”), but instead I want it to display “Friday”.

Is there option for that?

Answer 1

Yes, you can set the dateFormat option: http://jqueryui.com/demos/datepicker/#option-dateFormat.

In your case, I’d start with the constant: DD for the long form day name. Here is a full list of constants: http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Datepicker/formatDate

Example:

$("#datepicker").datepicker({
    dateFormat: "DD, MM d, yy"
});