JavaScript: Get the week start date
JavaScript Datetime: Exercise-50 with Solution
Write a JavaScript function to get the week's start date.
Sample Solution:-
HTML Code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Write a JavaScript function to get the week start date</title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript Code:
function startOfWeek(date)
{
var diff = date.getDate() - date.getDay() + (date.getDay() === 0 ? -6 : 1);
return new Date(date.setDate(diff));
}
dt = new Date();
console.log(startOfWeek(dt).toString());
Sample Output:
Mon Jun 18 2018 18:22:59 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time)
Flowchart:

Live Demo:
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