Date.getDay()

JavaScript 1.0+, ECMAScript 1.0+, JScript 1.0+ Nav2+, NES2+, IE 3+, Opera3+ Syntax

							date.getDay()

Description

The getDay() method returns the day of the week expressed as an integer from 0 (Sunday) to 6 (Saturday).

Example

The code in Listing 6.72 uses the getDay() method to return the day of the week expressed as an integer. This number is then converted to a string representation of the day of the week.

Listing 6.72 Using the getDate() Method to Return the Day of the Week
 <html> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- Hide //This function converts the day from a number to //a string and returns the string. function getDayString(num) { var day; //Create a local variable to hold the string switch(num) { case 0: day="Sunday"; ...

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