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getDay

Summary

Gets the day of the week, using local time.

Syntax

dateObj.getDay()

Return Value

An integer between 0 and 6 representing the day of the week (Sunday is 0, Saturday is 6).

Examples

The following example shows how to use the getDay method.

var date = new Date("Saturday, February 9, 2008");
 day = date.getDay();
 document.write(day);

 // Output: 6

Remarks

The required dateObj reference is a Date object. To get the day using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), use the getUTCDay method.

See also

Other articles

Attributions

  • Microsoft Developer Network: Article