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The getDay()
method returns the day of the week for the specified date according to local time, where 0 represents Sunday.
Syntax
dateObj.getDay()
Return value
An integer number corresponding to the day of the week for the given date, according to local time: 0 for Sunday, 1 for Monday, 2 for Tuesday, and so on.
Examples
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.
var Xmas95 = new Date('December 25, 1995 23:15:30'); var weekday = Xmas95.getDay(); console.log(weekday); // 1
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
ECMAScript 2017 Draft (ECMA-262) The definition of 'Date.prototype.getDay' in that specification. |
Draft | |
ECMAScript 2015 (6th Edition, ECMA-262) The definition of 'Date.prototype.getDay' in that specification. |
Standard | |
ECMAScript 5.1 (ECMA-262) The definition of 'Date.prototype.getDay' in that specification. |
Standard | |
ECMAScript 1st Edition (ECMA-262) | Standard | Initial definition. Implemented in JavaScript 1.0. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |