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Value

methods

Gets/Sets the value of the DatePicker.

value

Parameters:valueDate | String

The value to set.

Returns:Date

The value of the DatePicker.

<input id="datepicker" />
<script>
$("#datepicker").kendoDatePicker({
    value: new Date(2013, 10, 10)
});

var datepicker = $("#datepicker").data("kendoDatePicker");

var value = datepicker.value();
/* The result can be observed in the DevTools(F12) console of the browser. */
console.log(value);
</script>

<input id="datepicker" />
<script>
$("#datepicker").kendoDatePicker({
    value: new Date(2013, 10, 10)
});

var datepicker = $("#datepicker").data("kendoDatePicker");

datepicker.value(new Date());
</script>