Returns the day of the week value in a Date object using local time.
dateObj.getDay() |
Remarks
The required dateObj reference is a Date object.
To get the day using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), use the getUTCDay method.
The value returned from the getDay method is an integer between 0 and 6 representing the day of the week and corresponds to a day of the week as follows:
| Value | Day of the Week |
|---|---|
|
0 |
Sunday |
|
1 |
Monday |
|
2 |
Tuesday |
|
3 |
Wednesday |
|
4 |
Thursday |
|
5 |
Friday |
|
6 |
Saturday |
The following example illustrates the use of the getDay method.
 Copy Code | |
|---|---|
function DateDemo(){
var d, day, x, s = "Today is: ";
var x = new Array("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday");
var x = x.concat("Wednesday","Thursday", "Friday");
var x = x.concat("Saturday");
d = new Date();
day = d.getDay();
return(s += x[day]);
} | |
Requirements
Applies To: Date Object (JScript 5.6)
See Also
