JavaScript: Get a full textual representation of the day of the week
JavaScript Datetime: Exercise-21 with Solution
Write a JavaScript function to get a full textual representation of the weekday (Sunday through Saturday).
Test Data:
dt = new Date(2015, 10, 1);
console.log(long_Days(dt));
"Sunday"
Sample Solution:-
HTML Code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>JavaScript function to get a full textual representation of the day of the week (Sunday through Saturday).</title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript Code:
Date.longDays = ['Sunday', 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday'];
function long_Days(dt)
{
return Date.longDays[dt.getDay()];
}
dt = new Date();
console.log(long_Days(dt));
dt = new Date(2015, 10, 1);
console.log(long_Days(dt));
Sample Output:
Tuesday Sunday
Flowchart:

Live Demo:
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