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JavaScript: Get a textual representation of a day

JavaScript Datetime: Exercise-20 with Solution

Write a JavaScript function to get a textual representation of a day (three letters, Mon through Sun).

Test Data:
dt = new Date(2015, 10, 1);
console.log(short_Days(dt));
"Sun"

Sample Solution:-

HTML Code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>JavaScript function to get a textual representation of a day (three letters).</title>
</head>
<body>

</body>
</html>

JavaScript Code:

Date.shortDays = ['Sun', 'Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat'];

function short_Days(dt)
{ 
   return Date.shortDays[dt.getDay()];
}

dt = new Date();
console.log(short_Days(dt));

dt = new Date(2015, 10, 1);
console.log(short_Days(dt));

Sample Output:

Tue
Sun

Flowchart:

Flowchart: JavaScript- Get a textual representation of a day

Live Demo:

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