I have have a div with a user's date of birth pre-populated with php:
<div id="datepicker" class="input-group date">
<label for="dob">Date of Birth</label> <input type="text" class="form-control" id="dob" name="dob" value="<?php $date = new DateTime($this->swimmers->dob); echo $date->format('d/m/Y');?>"><span class="input-group-addon"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-th"></i></span>
</div>
The javascript:
<script>
$('.container .input-group.date').datepicker({
startDate: "01/01/1900",
endDate: "01/01/2100",
format: "dd/mm/yyyy",
autoclose: true,
todayHighlight: true
});
</script>
Bootstrap is setup and working correctly however, when the "dob" input gets and loses focus without making a date selection it clears the value that was pre-populated.
This however doesn't happen if a date has been selected via the datepicker and then the input gets and loses focus.
How can the pre-populated value be kept in the field if someone clicks in it?
Edit: The first time you make a date selection, it clears the pre-populated value but doesn't insert the selected date until you make a date selection a second time.
Update: Working code updated!
Set Force parse value to false: forceParse: false
$(".applyDatepicker").datepicker({
forceParse: false
});