$('#my_datepicker').datepicker("minDate", new Date()) is throwing an error

[jimmy]

Here is my example:

var dateFromObj = $('#booking_from_datepicker').datepicker("getDate");

// this works fine
$('#booking_to_datepicker').datepicker("setDate", new Date(dateFromObj.getTime()+172800000));

// this line fails
$('#booking_to_datepicker').datepicker("minDate", new Date(dateFromObj.getTime()+172800000));

I get the following error:

Error: $.datepicker["_" + options + "Datepicker"] is undefined
Source File: http://ui.jquery.com/ui/ui.datepicker.js
Line: 1611

[kbwood]

To set the minDate (and other settings) use:

$('#booking_to_datepicker').datepicker("option", {minDate: new Date(dateFromObj.getTime()+172800000)});