diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -26,7 +26,32 @@ If you want to have a toggle button next to the input, wrap both elements into a
-###Requirements
+##Advanced usage
+
+###Custom date formats
+
+You can specify your own date formats if you want; to do so, you will have to override two functions, the one that formats the selected date and the one that parses the input value into a `Date` object.
+
+The default implementation uses the `dd/mm/yyyy` format, with the following functions:
+
+ formatDate: function(date) {
+ var formatted = $.datePicker.utils.pad(date.getDate(), 2) + '/' + $.datePicker.utils.pad(date.getMonth() + 1, 2) + '/' + date.getFullYear();
+ return formatted;
+ },
+ parseDate: function(string) {
+ var date = new Date();
+ var parts = string.match(/(\d{1,2})\/(\d{1,2})\/(\d{4})/);
+ if ( parts && parts.length == 4 ) {
+ date = new Date( parts[3], parts[2] - 1, parts[1] );
+ }
+ return date;
+ }
+
+As you can see, it's pretty straightforward to override them, but it's strongly recommended to use a date manipulation library such as moment.js to avoid localization/crossbrowser issues.
+
+Just make sure to return a valid formatted date in `formatDate` and a valid `Date` object in `parseDate`
+
+##Requirements
- jQuery 1.8+
- A recent/decent web browser (Firefox, Chrome or Opera suggested; IE8+ works too)
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index ae94bf3..3836bf8 100644
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+++ b/index.html
@@ -43,7 +43,26 @@
Automatic mode
-
Requirements
+
Advanced usage
+
Custom date formats
+
You can specify your own date formats if you want; to do so, you will have to override two functions, the one that formats the selected date and the one that parses the input value into a Date object.
+
The default implementation uses the dd/mm/yyyy format, with the following functions:
+
formatDate: function(date) {
+ var formatted = $.datePicker.utils.pad(date.getDate(), 2) + '/' + $.datePicker.utils.pad(date.getMonth() + 1, 2) + '/' + date.getFullYear();
+ return formatted;
+},
+parseDate: function(string) {
+ var date = new Date();
+ var parts = string.match(/(\d{1,2})\/(\d{1,2})\/(\d{4})/);
+ if ( parts && parts.length == 4 ) {
+ date = new Date( parts[3], parts[2] - 1, parts[1] );
+ }
+ return date;
+}
+
As you can see, it's pretty straightforward to override them, but it's strongly recommended to use a date manipulation library such as moment.js to avoid localization/crossbrowser issues.
+
Just make sure to return a valid formatted date in formatDate and a valid Date object in parseDate