Core JavaScript 1.5 Reference:Global Objects:Date:getDay
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[edit] Summary
Returns the day of the week for the specified date according to local time.
| Method of Date | |
| Implemented in: | JavaScript 1.0, NES 2.0 |
| ECMA Version: | ECMA-262 |
[edit] Syntax
getDay()
[edit] Parameters
None.
[edit] Description
The value returned by getDay is an integer corresponding to the day of the week: 0 for Sunday, 1 for Monday, 2 for Tuesday, and so on.
[edit] Examples
[edit] Example: Using getDay
The second statement below assigns the value 1 to weekday, based on the value of the Date object Xmas95. December 25, 1995, is a Monday.
Xmas95 = new Date("December 25, 1995 23:15:00");
weekday = Xmas95.getDay();