input value format and display format

Hi Cheng-how,

You can use the format configuration option to set the default format of the DatePicker along with parseFormat option that specifies the formats, which are used to parse the value set with value() method or by direct input.

For your convenience here is a jsBin example which demonstrates a possible implementation.
 
Regards,
Kiril Nikolov
Telerik

thanks Kiril Nikolov, this helps a lot.
btw, I found that the value of input tag doesn't change even when the datepicker is changed value and focus out.
Should I manually change the value of input element or it will take care of itself?

thanks..

Hello Cheng-how,

The value attribute of the input is not changed automatically when you pick a date from the widget. But you can achieve this if you bind a function to the change event of the DatePicker and change the attribute of the input element. 

I have edited the JSBin to show this.
 
Regards,
Kiril Nikolov
Telerik

I see.. thanks for your quick support.