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JavaScript getDay() Method

JavaScript getDay() method is used to return the day of the week for the given input date. It returns an integer value between 0 to 6 where 0 is for Sunday and 1 is for Monday.

Syntax:

Date.getDay()

Browser Support

Method	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Opera
getDay()	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Here is an example of JavaScript getDay() method:

<html>
<body>
<p>Click the button to see the Output.</p>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button>
<p id="demo"></p>
<script>
function myFunction()
{
  var d = new Date();
  var n = d.getDay()
  document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = n;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Click the button to see the Output.

Example 2:

<html>
<body>
<p>Click the button to see the Output.</p>
<button onclick="myFunction1()">Try it</button>
<p id="demo1"></p>
<script>
function myFunction1() 
{
  var d = new Date();
  var weekday = new Array(7);
  weekday[0] = "Sunday";
  weekday[1] = "Monday";
  weekday[2] = "Tuesday";
  weekday[3] = "Wednesday";
  weekday[4] = "Thursday";
  weekday[5] = "Friday";
  weekday[6] = "Saturday";

  var n = weekday[d.getDay()];
  document.getElementById("demo1").innerHTML = n;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output:

Click the button to see the Output.

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