Applies to : Date Object
The getUTCDay method is use to get the day of the week value in a Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
Syntax
objDate.getUTCDay()
Return
Returns the day of the week value in a Date object using UTC.
Example
To get the day of the week using local time, use the getDate method.
The value returned by the getUTCDay method is an integer between 0 and 6 representing the day of the week and corresponds to a day of the week as follows:
0 = Sunday
1 = Monday
2 = Tuesday
3 = Wednesday
4 = Thursday
5 = Friday
6 = Saturday
The following example illustrates the use of the getUTCDay method:
function DateDemo()
{
var d, day, x, s = "Today is ";
var x = new Array("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday");
x = x.concat("Wednesday","Thursday", "Friday");
x = x.concat("Saturday");
d = new Date();
day = d.getUTCDay();
return(s += x[day]);
}
document.write(DateDemo());
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See also: Date Object Methods, getDay Method |
