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JavaScript getDay Method





The getDay method returns the day of the week of the point in time stored in a Date object. The value returned by this method is an integer number from 0 to 6, zero being Sunday and six being Saturday.


Syntax

myDate.getDay()

With myDate being an object based on the Date object.


Example

The following code uses the getDay method to return the day of the week of the current date stating its number and name:

<script type="text/javascript">

function getDayName(dayNumber)
{
  var dayNames = new Array("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday");
  
  return dayNames[dayNumber];
}

var currentDate = new Date();
var dayOfTheWeek = currentDate.getDay();
var nameOfTheDay = getDayName(dayOfTheWeek);

document.write("The number of the current day of the week is " + dayOfTheWeek + ", which means it is " + nameOfTheDay  + ".");

</script>


Technical Details

The getDay method belongs to the Date object, it is available since the version 1.0 of JavaScript, and it is supported in all major browsers.





JavaScript Manual >> Date Object >> getDay Method





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