JavaScript: Get a full textual representation of the day of the week

Last update on April 24 2023 07:07:39 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

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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