'How to change Date format (dd-mmm-yyyy) in bootstrap datepicker

Script

<script>
  $(function () {
    $(".datepicker").datepicker();
  });
</script>

Textbox

<input class="datepicker" id="_Date" name="Date" type="text" value="01-Jan-2017">

When I select date form textbox then the format looks like 10/11/2017 but I need the format like 11-Oct-2017

Solution 1:^[1]

You can achieve this by using format option of bootstrap datepicker

$(function () {
    $('.datepicker').datepicker({
        format: 'd-M-yyyy'
    });
});

d: Numeric date

M: Abbreviated month names

yyyy: 4-digit years

Use this: format: "DD MMM YYYY"

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Solution	Source
Solution 1
Solution 2	Lucas Cash Hlongwane