For DD-MM-YY use this code:
var array = ["03-03-2017', '03-10-2017', '03-25-2017"]
$('#datepicker').datepicker({
beforeShowDay: function(date){
var string = jQuery.datepicker.formatDate('dd-mm-yy', date);
return [ array.indexOf(string) == -1 ]
}
});
function highlightDays(date) {
for (var i = 0; i < dates.length; i++) {
if (new Date(dates[i]).toString() == date.toString()) {
return [true, 'highlight'];
}
}
return [true, ''];
}