Set the First Weekday in a DatePicker

Environment

Product	Progress® Kendo UI® DatePicker for jQuery
Operating System	Windows 10 64bit
Visual Studio Version	Visual Studio 2019
Preferred Language	JavaScript

Description

How can I set the default weekday of the DatePicker in the Kendo UI for jQuery DatePicker?

Solution

The following example demonstrates how to set the default weekday of the DatePicker by using the culture method.

    <input id="datepicker" />

    <script>
      // The first weekday will be Wednesday.
      kendo.culture().calendar.firstDay= 3;

      $("#datepicker").kendoDatePicker();
    </script>