JavaScript getDay()Method
JavaScript Date ObjectExample
Returns the number of a day of the week.
var d = new Date();
var n = d.getDay();
var n = d.getDay();
nOutput:
var d=new Date()
document.write(d.getDay())
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Definition and Usage
The getDay() method returns the number of a day of the week (0~6).
Note:Sunday is 0, Monday is 1, and so on.
Browser Support
All major browsers support the getDay() method.
Syntax
Date.getDay()
Return Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Number | The return value is an integer between 0 (Sunday) and 6 (Saturday). |
Technical Details
| JavaScript Version: | 1.0 |
|---|
More Examples
Example
Return the name of the day of the week (not a number):
var d=new Date();
var weekday=new Array(7);
weekday[0]="Sunday";
weekday[1]="Monday";
weekday[2]="Tuesday";
weekday[3]="Wednesday";
weekday[4]="Thursday";
weekday[5]="Friday";
weekday[6]="Saturday";
var n = weekday[d.getDay()];
var weekday=new Array(7);
weekday[0]="Sunday";
weekday[1]="Monday";
weekday[2]="Tuesday";
weekday[3]="Wednesday";
weekday[4]="Thursday";
weekday[5]="Friday";
weekday[6]="Saturday";
var n = weekday[d.getDay()];
nResult output:
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