jQuery Datepicker - how to get / read default settings -

i want use jquery datepicker parsing , formatting dates, on actual page don't want implement datepicker.

now, set datepicker defaults, e.g.

$.datepicker.setdefaults($.datepicker.regional["de-de"]); 

now question is, how read default date format, without having datepicker object? thinking of ...

$.datepicker.getdefaults('dateformat'); 

...returning me string "dd.mm.yyyy" - possible?

the current defaults stored in $.datepicker._defaults, @ least in jquery ui 1.11. of course, since undocumented internal variable subject change.

alternatively, store separate variable region holds region value. when call setdefaults, store region:

var region="de-de"; $.datepicker.setdefaults($.datepicker.regional[region]); 

then can query values $.datepicker.regional[region].dateformat etc.