JavaScript: Get ISO-8601 week number of year, weeks starting on Monday

JavaScript Datetime: Exercise-24 with Solution

ISO Week Number

Write a JavaScript function for obtaining ISO-8601 week numbers for weeks that begin on Monday.

Example : 42 (the 42nd week in the year)
Test Data :
dt = new Date(2015, 10, 1);
console.log(ISO8601_week_no(dt));
44

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

// Define a JavaScript function called ISO8601_week_no with parameter dt (date)
function ISO8601_week_no(dt) 
{
   // Create a copy of the provided date object to avoid modifying the original
   var tdt = new Date(dt.valueOf());
   // Calculate the day number (0 for Sunday, 1 for Monday, ..., 6 for Saturday) and adjust it to have Monday as the first day of the week
   var dayn = (dt.getDay() + 6) % 7;
   // Adjust the copied date object to represent the Thursday of the current week
   tdt.setDate(tdt.getDate() - dayn + 3);
   // Store the value of the first Thursday of the year
   var firstThursday = tdt.valueOf();
   // Set the copied date object to January 1st of the current year
   tdt.setMonth(0, 1);
   // If January 1st is not a Thursday, find the date of the first Thursday of the year
   if (tdt.getDay() !== 4) 
   {
      tdt.setMonth(0, 1 + ((4 - tdt.getDay()) + 7) % 7);
   }
   // Calculate the ISO 8601 week number based on the difference between the value of the first Thursday and the current Thursday, divided by the number of milliseconds in a week
   return 1 + Math.ceil((firstThursday - tdt) / 604800000);
}

// Create a new Date object representing the current date
dt = new Date();
// Output the ISO 8601 week number for the current date
console.log(ISO8601_week_no(dt));

// Create a new Date object representing November 1, 2015
dt = new Date(2015, 10, 1);
// Output the ISO 8601 week number for November 1, 2015
console.log(ISO8601_week_no(dt));

Output:

25
44

Explanation:

In the exercise above,

• The code defines a JavaScript function named "ISO8601_week_no()" with one parameter 'dt', representing a Date object.
• Inside the ISO8601_week_no function:
• It creates a copy of the provided date object to avoid modifying the original.
• It calculates the day number (0 for Sunday, 1 for Monday, ..., 6 for Saturday) and adjusts it to have Monday as the first day of the week.
• It adjusts the copied date object to represent Thursday of the current week.
• It stores the value of the first Thursday of the year.
• It sets the copied date object to January 1st of the current year.
• If January 1st is not a Thursday, it finds the date of the first Thursday of the year.
• It calculates the ISO 8601 week number based on the difference between the value of the first Thursday and the current Thursday, divided by the number of milliseconds in a week.
• The code then demonstrates the usage of the ISO8601_week_no function:
• It creates a new Date object "dt" representing the current date.
• It outputs the ISO 8601 week number for the current date by calling the "ISO8601_week_no()" function with "dt" and logging the result to the console.
• It creates another new Date object "dt" representing November 1, 2015.
• It outputs the ISO 8601 week number for November 1, 2015 by calling the "ISO8601_week_no()" function with "dt" and logging the result to the console.

Flowchart:

Live Demo:

See the Pen JavaScript - Get ISO-8601 week number of year, weeks starting on Monday-date-ex-24 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

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